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伯
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father's older brother

HSK 7 N1
Human →Relations →Family
bó
ハク
백, 패
Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 白 represents the sound.
Components
亻 person (side)+ 白 white =
伯 father's older brother
亻 Meaning component
rén person (side)
亻 is a component form of 人.
白 Phonetic component
bái white
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Notes
Similar Characters
亿 hundred million (simp)什 what?仁 benevolence仃 solitary仅 solely (simp)仆 to fall forward (simp)仇 animosity仍 still仔 meticulous仕 official他 he仗 battle仙 immortal仟 one thousand代 generation仫 tribe (alt)们 plural (simp)仰 look up to仲 mid-仳 part
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)
Bronze
Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
伯
Regular
Modern
Chinese
伯 [bà]
variant of 霸[bà]
伯 [bǎi]
one hundred (old)
伯 [bó]
father's elder brother; senior; paternal elder uncle; eldest of brothers; respectful form of address; Count, third of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wǔ​děng​jué​wèi]
Japanese
伯 はく 同音

noun

  1. count; earl
  2. historical chief official of the Department of Worship (under the ritsuryō system)
  3. abbrev. Brazil
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
伯 つかさ
Tsukasa female given name
伯 はく
Haku surnamegiven name
CHINESE WORDS (200)
阿拉伯 [A​lā​bó] #5,840
Arabian
伯爵 [bó​jué] #4,544
earl
罗伯特 [Luó​bó​tè] #4,551
Robert (name)
罗伯特 [Luó​bó​tè] #4,551
Robert (name)
韦伯 [Wéi​bó] #8,603
Webb, Webber or Weber (name)
韦伯 [Wéi​bó] #8,603
Webb, Webber or Weber (name)
老伯 [lǎo​bó] #35,065
uncle (polite form of address for older male)
西伯利亚 [Xī​bó​lì​yà] #13,859
Siberia
西伯利亚 [Xī​bó​lì​yà] #13,859
Siberia
沙特阿拉伯 [Shā​tè​A​lā​bó] #15,666
Saudi Arabia
190 more items
JAPANESE WORDS (59)
⭐ 伯爵 [はくしゃく] #8,142
count
⭐ 叔父 [おじ] #8,332
uncle
⭐ 叔母 [おば] #11,459
aunt
伯父さん [おじさん] #14,646
uncle
伯母さん [おばさん] #18,529
aunt
伯爵夫人 [はくしゃくふじん] #22,436
countess
⭐ 画伯 [がはく] #47,413
master painter
大叔父 [おおおじ] #50,468
granduncle
伯耆 [ほうき] #58,859
Hōki (former province located in the central and western parts of present-day Tottori Prefecture)
⭐ 伯仲 [はくちゅう] #63,240
being evenly matched
49 more items
KOREAN WORDS (4)
백작 #29,283
count
백모
aunt
백부
uncle
백중
eldest and second eldest brothers