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卟
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a chemical compound

HSK 10
Nature →Elements
bǔ
key
To speak 口 of the future 卜; 卜 also provides the pronunciation
Components
口 mouth+ 卜 divination =
卟 a chemical compound
口 Meaning component
kǒu mouth
卜 Meaning component
bo divination
see 蘿蔔|萝卜[luó​bo]
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Notes
Similar Characters
占 tell fortunes (simp)侃 upright and strong兽 bestial (simp)冋 a desert加 add古 ancient叨 talkative叫 call召 summon叭 trumpet叮 sting可 can叱 bawl叶 be in harmony (simp)号 appellation (jp)叹 admire (simp)叼 hold in the mouth叽 sigh (simp)吁 alas (simp)吃 eat (simp)
Historical Evolution
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
卟
Regular
Modern
Chinese
卟 [bǔ]
see 卟啉, porphyrin; see 卟吩, porphin
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (2)
卟啉 [bǔ​lín] #51,574
porphyrin (organic chemical essential to hemoglobin and chlorophyll) (loanword)
卟吩 [bǔ​fēn]
porphin C20H14N4 (loanword)