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孛
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comet

HSK 10
Nature →Elements
bèi, bó
ハイ、ブツ、ボツ
패, 발
Original form of 勃. Depicts plants thriving (丰) and a child (子) growing.
Components
丰 abundant+ 子 child =
孛 comet
丰 Iconic component
fēng abundant
luxuriant
子 Iconic component
zi child
offspring, child
Notes
Similar Characters
夆 resist奉 proffer封 seal沣 river (simp)蚌 oysters豐 plentiful (trad)邦 nation契 contract艳 sexy (simp)乳 breast了 complete保 safeguard包 wrap孑 remaining孓 without left arm孔 cavity孕 pregnant孚 brood孝 filial piety学 study (jp)
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)
Bronze
Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
孛
Regular
Modern
Chinese
孛 [bèi]
comet
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (2)
孛星 [bèi​xīng]
comet (arch.)
月孛 [yuè​bèi]
lunar apogee (point in the moon's orbit furthest from earth)