Phonosemantic compound. 巾 represents the meaning and 父 represents the sound.
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Historical Evolution
布
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
布
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
布
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
布
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
布
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
布
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
布
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
布
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
布
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
布
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Regular
Modern
Chinese
布 [bù]
cloth; to declare; to announce; to spread; to make known
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
布 ぬの
Nuno place namesurname
布 ぬのいち
Nunoichi place name
布 のぶ
Nobu female given name
布 ふさき
Fusaki surname
布 よし
Yoshi female given name
CHINESE WORDS (200)
宣布 [xuānbù] #1,770
to declare
发布 [fābù] #4,312
to release
布什 [Bùshí] #6,223
Bush (name)
新闻发布会 [xīnwénfābùhuì] #3,949
news conference
新闻发布会 [xīnwénfābùhuì] #3,949
news conference
发布会 [fābùhuì] #6,894
news conference
布朗 [Bùlǎng] #6,029
Brown (name)
颁布 [bānbù] #18,106
to issue
颁布 [bānbù] #18,106
to issue
布鲁克林 [Bùlǔkèlín] #4,957
Brooklyn, borough of New York City
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 敷く [しく] #2,880
to spread out (e.g. a futon)
⭐ 幅 [はば] #3,003
width
⭐ 布団 [ふとん] #3,238
futon
⭐ 財布 [さいふ] #4,034
wallet
⭐ 毛布 [もうふ] #5,220
blanket
宣戦布告 [せんせんふこく] #11,053
declaration of war
⭐ 雑巾 [ぞうきん] #12,835
house-cloth
⭐ 座布団 [ざぶとん] #15,252
zabuton
⭐ 配布 [はいふ] #15,454
distribution
⭐ 布陣 [ふじん] #16,737
battle formation
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