柏
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cedar; cypress; Taiwan pr. [bo2]
9 strokes
Dict coverage rank #1,425 U+67CF
How 柏 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
木 (semantic, “tree”) + 白 (phonetic, bái)
How to remember it
cypress · Heisig RSH #1562
木 tree + dove
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 白
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 白 (bái) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 帛 | bó | silk, fabric; wealth, property |
| 舶 | bó | large ship, ocean-going vessel |
| 粕 | pò | sediment, lees, dregs |
| 铂 | bó | platinum; thin sheet metal |
Words containing 柏
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 柏林工业大学 | Bó lín Gōng yè Dà xué | Technical University of Berlin, Germany (Technische Universitaet zu Berlin) |
| 新柏拉图主义 | xīn Bó lā tú zhǔ yì | neo-Platonism (philosophical system combining Platonism with mysticism) |
| 柏油马路 | bǎi yóu mǎ lù | tarred road; asphalt road |
| 万柏林区 | Wàn bǎi lín Qū | Wanbailin, a district of Taiyuan City 太原市[Tai4 yuan2 Shi4], Shanxi |
| 柏拉图 | Bó lā tú | Plato (c. 427 – c. 347 BC), Greek philosopher |
| 双柏县 | Shuāng bǎi Xiàn | Shuangbai, a county in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture 楚雄彝族自治州[Chu3 xiong2 Yi2 zu2 Zi4 z… |
| 柏油路 | bǎi yóu lù | tarred road; asphalt road |
| 柏举之战 | Bǎi jǔ zhī Zhàn | Battle of Baiju (506 BC), in which Wu 吳|吴[Wu2] scored a crushing victory over Chu 楚[Chu3] |
| 万柏林 | Wàn bǎi lín | see 萬柏林區|万柏林区[Wan4 bai3 lin2 Qu1] |
| 柏孜克里克千佛洞 | Bó zī kè lǐ kè Qiān fó dòng | the Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves, in the Turpan Basin, Xinjiang |
| 都柏林 | Dū bó lín | Dublin, capital of Ireland |
| 柏乡县 | Bǎi xiāng Xiàn | Baixiang, a county in Xingtai City 邢臺市|邢台市[Xing2 tai2 Shi4], Hebei |
| 柏克莱 | Bǎi kè lái | Berkeley (name); George Berkeley (1685-1753), Bishop of Cloyne, famous British philosopher… |
| 欧柏林 | Ōu bó lín | Oberlin |
| 柏节松操 | bǎi jié sōng cāo | chaste widowhood |
| 齐柏林 | Qí bó lín | Zeppelin (name); Graf Ferdinand von Zeppelin (1838-1917), inventor of the Zeppelin dirigib… |
| 黄柏 | huáng bò | variant of 黃檗|黄檗[huang2 bo4] |
| 柏拉图哲学 | Bó lā tú zhé xué | Platonism |
| 柏青哥 | bó qīng gē | pachinko (loanword) (Tw) |
| 柏林 | Bó lín | Berlin, capital of Germany |