伯(bó)

HSK 7-97 strokes
Readingsbóbǎi

variant of 霸[ba4]

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Character information

Pinyin
bó / bǎi
Meaning
variant of 霸[ba4]
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 伯 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰亻白

In this compound, the meaning comes from 亻 (person); 白 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

亻rén白bái

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 伯 step by step

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

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Words with 伯

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

bó伯bo伯
HSK 7-9

father's elder brother; uncle

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bó伯mǔ母
HSK 7-9

wife of father's elder brother

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bó伯fù父
HSK 7-9

father's elder brother

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shì世bó伯

uncle (affectionate name for a friend older than one's father); old friend

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yà亚bó伯

Abe (short form for Abraham); Abel, a figure of Jewish, Christian and Musli…

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bù不fēn分bó伯zhòng仲

lit. unable to distinguish eldest brother from second brother (idiom); they are all equ…

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yà亚bó伯lā拉hǎn罕

(name) Abraham

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bó伯zhòng仲zhī之jiān间

almost on a par

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母父世亚不分仲拉

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