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Translingual
Han character
菩 (Kangxi radical 140, 艸+8, 14 strokes, cangjie input 廿卜廿口 (TYTR), four-corner 44601, composition ⿱艹咅)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1038, character 35
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 31205
- Dae Jaweon: page 1497, character 8
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3238, character 9
- Unihan data for U+83E9
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 蓓
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*bɯːʔ, *bɯːʔ
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| 倍
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*bɯːʔ
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| 菩
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*bɯːʔ, *bɯʔ, *bɯː, *bɯːɡ
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| 掊
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*bruː, *poːʔ, *bɯ, *bɯ
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| 剖
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*pʰoːʔ, *pʰoʔ
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| 婄
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*pʰɯʔ, *bɯʔ, *bɯː
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| 踣
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*pʰɯs, *bɯːɡ
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| 箁
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*bɯ
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| 咅
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*pʰɯʔ, *pʰl'oːs
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| 部
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*boːʔ, *boːʔ, *boːʔ, *boːʔ
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| 培
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*boːʔ, *bɯː
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| 犃
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*boːʔ
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| 瓿
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*boːʔ, *bɯ, *bo
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| 殕
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*pɯʔ, *pʰoʔ, *qɯːɡ
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| 醅
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*pʰɯ, *pʰɯː
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| 棓
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*bɯ, *broːŋʔ, *bɯː
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| 涪
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*bɯ
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| 賠
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*bɯː
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| 陪
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*bɯː
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| 毰
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*bɯː
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| 焙
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*bɯːs
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *bɯːʔ, *bɯʔ, *bɯː, *bɯːɡ) : semantic 艹 (“grass”) + phonetic 咅 (OC *pʰɯʔ, *pʰl'oːs)
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
| Rime
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| Character
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菩
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菩
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菩
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| Reading #
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2/4
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3/4
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4/4
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| Initial (聲)
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並 (3)
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並 (3)
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並 (3)
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| Final (韻)
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咍 (41)
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尤 (136)
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德 (131)
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| Tone (調)
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Rising (X)
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Rising (X)
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Checked (Ø)
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| Openness (開合)
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Open
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Open
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Open
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| Division (等)
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I
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III
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I
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| Fanqie
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薄亥切
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房久切
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蒲北切
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| Baxter
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bojX
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bjuwX
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bok
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| Reconstructions
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Zhengzhang
Shangfang
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/bʌiX/
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/bɨuX/
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/bək̚/
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Pan
Wuyun
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/bəiX/
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/biuX/
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/bək̚/
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Shao
Rongfen
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/bɒiX/
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/biəuX/
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/bək̚/
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Edwin
Pulleyblank
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/bəjX/
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/buwX/
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/bək̚/
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Li
Rong
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/bᴀiX/
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/biuX/
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/bək̚/
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Wang
Li
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/bɒiX/
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/bĭəuX/
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/bək̚/
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Bernard
Karlgren
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/bʱɑ̆iX/
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/bʱi̯ə̯uX/
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/bʱək̚/
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Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
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bài
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fòu
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bó
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Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
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boi6
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fau6
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bak6
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| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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菩
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菩
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菩
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| Reading #
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1/4
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2/4
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4/4
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| No.
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9838
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9859
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9875
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Phonetic
component
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咅
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咅
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咅
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Rime
group
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之
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之
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職
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Rime
subdivision
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0
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0
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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倍
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婦
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菔
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Old
Chinese
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/*bɯːʔ/
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/*bɯʔ/
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/*bɯːɡ/
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Definitions
菩
- a kind of herb
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Definitions
菩
- Only used in 麻菩楊／麻菩杨.
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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菩
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| Reading #
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3/4
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| No.
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9861
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Phonetic
component
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咅
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Rime
group
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之
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Rime
subdivision
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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酺
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Old
Chinese
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/*bɯː/
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| Notes
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中古梵譯bo
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Definitions
菩
- Used in 菩提 (pútí).
- Used in 菩薩／菩萨 (púsà).
References
Japanese
Kanji
菩
(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names)
- a kind of grass
- sacred tree
Readings
Compounds
Korean
Hanja
菩 • (bo) (hangeul 보, revised bo, McCune–Reischauer po, Yale po)
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Old Japanese
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 菩 (MC bu).
Phonogram
菩 (po1)
- Denotes phonographic syllable po1.
Further reading
Vietnamese
Han character
菩: Hán Nôm readings: bồ, mồ
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