孛
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Translingual
Han character
孛 (Kangxi radical 39, 子+4, 7 strokes, cangjie input 十月弓木 (JBND), four-corner 40407, composition ⿱⿱十冖子)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 278, character 8
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 6949
- Dae Jaweon: page 546, character 1
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1011, character 5
- Unihan data for U+5B5B
Chinese
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Glyph origin
| Historical forms of the character 孛 | ||||
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| Shang | Western Zhou | Spring and Autumn | Warring States | Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) |
| Oracle bone script | Bronze inscriptions | Bronze inscriptions | Chu slip and silk script | Small seal script |
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Ideogrammic compound (會意/会意) : 𣎵 (“growth”) + 子 (“child”) – growing; vibrant; spirited. Original form of 勃 (OC *bɯːd, “exuberant”).
Pronunciation 1
Definitions
孛
- † luxuriant; lush; flourishing
- † radiance of comets; comet
- 星孛 ― xīngbèi ― comet
- † Alternative form of 悖 (“disorderly; deviant; conflicting”)
- a surname
Pronunciation 2
Definitions
孛
Etymology 2
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Etymology 3
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Etymology 4
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Etymology 5
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Japanese
Readings
From Middle Chinese 孛 (MC bwot); compare Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value):
- Go-on: ぼち (bochi)←ぼち (boti, historical)
- Kan-on: ほつ (hotsu)←ほつ (fotu, historical)
- Kan’yō-on: ぼつ (botsu)
From Middle Chinese 孛 (MC bwojH); compare Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value):
- Go-on: ばい (bai)←ばい (bai, historical)
- Kan-on: はい (hai)←はい (fai, historical)
From native Japanese roots:
- Kun: ひころう (hikorou, 孛う)←ひころふ (fikorofu, 孛ふ, historical)
Compounds
- 孛彗 (haisui)
- 孛星 (haisei)
- 孛如 (botsujo) (勃如)
- 彗孛 (suihai)




