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簸

bò / bǒ
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 used in the word for dustpan

Examples

用簸箕把碎玻璃扫起来。
Yòng bòji bǎ suì bōli sǎo qǐlái.
Use a dustpan to sweep up the broken glass.
角落里有一个小簸箕。
Jiǎoluò lǐ yǒu yí gè xiǎo bòji.
There is a small dustpan in the corner.

Tips

usage
This 簸 reading is bound to one word, 簸箕 (dustpan), where 箕 is toneless. For the verb 'to winnow' and 颠簸, use the bǒ reading instead.

Components

radical
⺮ zhú
bamboo (top form)
Top bamboo radical ⺮, the cap form of 竹. Winnowing uses a bamboo 簸箕 (woven fan-basket), so the bamboo radical names the tool.
semantic
其 qí
its; that (here a winnowing-basket element)
Under the bamboo top, 其 is the old picture of a winnowing basket (it is the original graph behind 箕), tying the character directly to the act of winnowing.
phonetic
皮 pí
skin; hide
Right element 皮 supplies the sound (pí shifting to bǒ/bò). Same phonetic in 波 and 破.

Stroke Order

簸 bò