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)
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 |
| 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
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |