簿(bó)

19 strokes
Readingsbóbù

a book

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Character information

Pinyin
bó / bù
Meaning
a book; a register; account-book
Strokes
19
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 簿 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱⺮溥

In this compound, the meaning comes from ⺮ (bamboo); 溥 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

⺮溥pǔ

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 簿 step by step

19 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 簿

Common words using 簿 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

zhǔ主bó簿

official registrar (of a county etc) in imperial China

Open 主簿 page →
cún存bó簿

savings book; bank account passbook

Open 存簿 page →
duì对bó簿

to confront sb with accusation; written charge in court (in former times); …

Open 对簿 page →
duì对bó簿gōng公táng堂

public courtroom accusation (idiom)

Open 对簿公堂 page →
hù户kǒu口bù簿

household register

Open 户口簿 page →
bù簿jì记

bookkeeping

Open 簿记 page →
zhàng账bù簿

account book; ledger

Open 账簿 page →
diàn电huà话bó簿

telephone directory

Open 电话簿 page →

Related characters

From 簿’s common words

主存对公堂户口记

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