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朴

Mandarin · pinyin pō#

used in 朴刀 pō dāo

Mandarin · pinyin pò#

Celtis sinensis var. japonica

Mandarin · pinyin Piáo#

surname Piao
Korean surname (Park, Pak or Bak)
also pr. Pú

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朴: pǔ · simple, unadorned; sincere; surname; a tree

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piu4 · po1 · pok3

Cantonese word readings for 朴. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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character · Etymology 1

(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) bark of a tree
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) root; stem
Chinese hackberry (Celtis sinensis)

character · Etymology 2

(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) big
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) big timber
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) rat meat which has not been air-dried

character · Etymology 3

a historical surname used by the Yi (夷 (yí)) people.

character · Etymology 4

Park, a surname from Korean

character · Etymology 5

(historical) only used in 朴刀 (pōdāo, “ancient sword with a long blade and a short hilt”)

character · Etymology 7

(obsolete) alternative form of 扑 (pū, “to hit”)
(obsolete) alternative form of 扑 (pū, “instrument of torture of beating”)

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