Chinese Etymology


Character Input:
Simplified (简体字):
Unicode := 53D1
GB2312-80 := B7A2


Traditional (繁軆字):
Unicode := 767C
Big5 := B56F

Phonetic (聲字部分): 癶 bo1

Signific (有意部分): 癶 bo1 foot prints
弓 gong1 bow
殳 shu1 action with the hand


Etymology (文字來源): Signific Cluster, the action of 殳 on a bow 弓 to make the arrow go forward 癶 - shoot

Simplification (简化方法): no simplified form

Cantonese (廣東話): faat3

Taiwanese (台灣話): hoat4 hoat8 poat4

English Senses For (英文): bo1
[rare pronunciation]

English Senses For (英文): fei4
[rare pronunciation]

English Senses For (英文): fa1
to shoot / to launch / to issue / to publish / to begin / to start / to initiate / to originate / to reveal / to disclose / to uncover / to become / to come to be / to utter / to express / to speak / to set off / to set out / to illuminate / to help out

ShuoWen (说文解字):
射發也從弓癹聲

Class: traditional with 1 different simplified


Input Single Character (單字):


Seal (說文解字來的篆軆字) Characters


s09539
  LST Seal (六書通來的篆軆字) Characters 

L37806 L37807 L37808 L26558 L26559 L26560 L26561


  Bronze (金文编來的字) Characters 


b18078
  Oracle (甲骨文编來的字) Characters 



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