簸
bò
#3,579 most
frequent character
used in 簸箕[bo4 ji1]
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
簸 shows a bamboo scoop 箕, the meaning part, with 皮 pí supplying the sound, though the sound match is not clear in Mandarin. It first meant scooping chaff out of grain, which grew to the scoop itself. Read bǒ, it means to winnow or toss, and then to shake or jolt.
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