博 — Chinese character
博
bó
to gamble, to play games; to win; rich, plentiful, extensive; wide, broad
- Pinyin
- bó
- Radical
- 24 ⼗ (Ten)
- Strokes
- 12
- Components
- 十 尃
- Formation
- pictophonetic — ten; meaning component 十; sound component 尃
- Japanese
- 博 as a kanji
Common words with 博
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 博士 | bó shì | doctor (as an academic degree); (old) person specialized in a skill or trade |
| 博物馆 (博物館) | bó wù guǎn | museum |
| 博客 | bó kè | (loanword) a blog; a blogger |
| 微博 | wēi bó | microblogging; microblog |
| 赌博 (賭博) | dǔ bó | to gamble |
| 博览会 (博覽會) | bó lǎn huì | an exposition; an international fair |
| 博彩 | bó cǎi | gambling |
| 博弈 | bó yì | games (such as chess, dice etc); gambling |
| 博士生 | bó shì shēng | PhD student; doctoral candidate |
| 博爱 (博愛) | bó ài | to show love and compassion for all humankind |
| 博文 | bó wén | blog post |
| 博士学位 (博士學位) | bó shì xué wèi | doctoral degree; PhD |
English words written with 博
博 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 2 · Analects 7 · Mencius 5 · Zhuangzi 9 · Doctrine of the Mean 8
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 81
- Analects 6.25
- Analects 6.28
- Analects 9.2
- Analects 9.10
- Analects 12.15
- Analects 17.22
- Analects 19.6
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