勃 — Chinese character
勃
bó
thriving, prosperous; sudden, quick
- Pinyin
- bó
- Radical
- 19 ⼒ (Power)
- Strokes
- 9
- Components
- 孛 力
- Formation
- pictophonetic — strength; meaning component 力; sound component 孛
- Japanese
- 勃 as a kanji
Common words with 勃
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 勃起 | bó qǐ | erection; to have an erection |
| 蓬勃 | péng bó | vigorous; flourishing; full of vitality |
| 野心勃勃 | yě xīn bó bó | (idiom) highly ambitious |
| 勃勃 | bó bó | thriving; vigorous |
| 雄心勃勃 | xióng xīn bó bó | aggressive and grand (idiom); ambitious; pushy |
| 兴致勃勃 (興致勃勃) | xìng zhì bó bó | to become exhilarated (idiom); in high spirits; full of zest |
| 生机勃勃 (生機勃勃) | shēng jī bó bó | (idiom) vibrant; full of vitality |
| 勃发 (勃發) | bó fā | to sprout up; to flourish; (of war etc) to break out; rapid growth |
| 生气勃勃 (生氣勃勃) | shēng qì bó bó | (idiom) vibrant; full of vitality |
| 朝气蓬勃 (朝氣蓬勃) | zhāo qì péng bó | full of youthful energy (idiom); vigorous; energetic |
| 勃然大怒 | bó rán dà nù | (idiom) to fly into a rage; to see red |
| 勃兴 (勃興) | bó xīng | to rise suddenly; to grow vigorously |
English words written with 勃
勃 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Analects 3 · Mencius 2 · Zhuangzi 6
- Analects 10.3
- Analects 10.4
- Analects 10.5
- Mencius 5B.9
- Mencius 6B.8
- Zhuangzi The Universe
- Zhuangzi Knowledge travels North
- Zhuangzi Kêng Sang Ch’u
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