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帛

silk

8 strokes Dict coverage rank #3,408 U+5E1B

How 帛 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

巾 (semantic, “cloth”) + 白 (phonetic, bái)

components: 白 巾

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 白

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 白 (bái) — compare how they read:

CharacterPinyinMeaning
白 sound component bái white; clear, pure, unblemished; bright
百 bǎi one hundred; numerous, many
伯 bó older brother; father's elder brother; sir, sire, count
拍 pāi to clap, to tap; to hit, to beat, to slap; beat, rhythm
柏 bǎi cypress, cedar
怕 pà to fear, to be afraid of; apprehensive
迫 pò to compel, to force; pressing, urgent
泊 bó to anchor; to moor
魄 pò vigor, soul, body; the dark side of the moon
舶 bó large ship, ocean-going vessel
粕 pò sediment, lees, dregs
铂 bó platinum; thin sheet metal

Words containing 帛

WordPinyinMeaning
化干戈为玉帛 huà gān gē wéi yù bó lit. to exchange weapons of war for gifts of jade and silk (idiom); fig. to turn hostility…
帛金 bó jīn (HK, Singapore) money gift at a funeral
布帛 bù bó cloth and silk; cotton and silk textiles
帛画 bó huà painting on silk
竹帛 zhú bó bamboo and silk writing materials (before paper)
财帛 cái bó wealth; money
布帛菽粟 bù bó shū sù (lit.) cloth, silk, beans and grain (idiom); (fig.) food and clothing; daily necessities
帛琉 Bó liú (Tw) Palau