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卜

Character

卜 bǔ · bó · bo

HSK 7–9Character3 readings

(bound form) to divine

Radical
卜 (itself)
Strokes
2
Structure
Overlaid
Parts
丨 丶
Traditional
卜
Frequency
#1758 most common character
Practice writing

Readings and meanings

bǔMain readingbóRare readingboReading 3

bǔ

bu3Main readingHSK 7–9
  1. (bound form) to divine CC-CEDICT
  2. surname Bu CC-CEDICT

Words that use “卜” as bǔ

占卜zhān bǔto try to know what will happen in the futureWordHSK 7–9医卜yī bǔmedicine and divinationWord卖卜mài bǔto do trade as a fortune tellerWord卜占bǔ zhānto divineWord卜卦bǔ guàto divine using the eight trigramsWord卜宅bǔ zháito choose a capital by divinationWord卜居bǔ jūto choose a homeWord卜征bǔ zhēngto ask oracle for war forecastWord

bó

bo2Reading 2Rare reading

This reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is bǔ.

  1. used in 萝卜 (luó bo) CC-CEDICT

bo

bo5Reading 3
  1. radish (as in 萝卜)

Words that use “卜” as bo

萝卜luó boradishWordHSK 7–9卜卜米bo bo mǐRice KrispiesWord
大萝卜dà luó bodaikon↗See 白萝卜WordUnreviewed
水萝卜shuǐ luó bosmall red radishWord白萝卜bái luó bodaikonWord红萝卜hóng luó bocarrotWord胡萝卜hú luó bocarrotWord萝卜糕luó bo gāoradish cakeWord

Stroke order

All 2 strokes

Speed

Practice writing 卜

Draw “卜” here — the faint guide shows its shape.

Example sentences

  • 我喜欢吃萝卜。

    wǒ xǐ huan chī luó bo

    I like to eat radishes.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 妈妈买了很多萝卜。

    mā ma mǎi le hěn duō luó bo

    Mom bought a lot of radishes.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 这个萝卜很小。

    zhè ge luó bo hěn xiǎo

    This radish is very small.

    AI-generated sentence

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