簸

bǒ / bò
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to winnow (grain)
  2. 2 to rock; to jolt up and down

Examples

HSK 7-9
奶奶在簸米,去掉谷壳。
Nǎinai zài bǒ mǐ, qùdiào gǔké.
Grandma is winnowing the rice to remove the husks.
HSK 7-9
Chuán diānbǒ de hěn lìhai, dàjiā dōu xiǎng tù.
The boat rocked so hard that everyone felt sick.

Tips

usage
The 簸 reading is the everyday one: the verb 'to winnow', and the common word 颠簸 (to jolt, bump along). The separate 簸 reading appears only in the noun 簸箕 (dustpan).

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 bǒ