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Piao (surname)

HSK 7 N1
Nature →Plants →Trees
pǔ
ボク
ほう、ほお、えのき
박
Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 卜 represents the sound. Simplified form of 樸.
Components
木 tree+ 卜 divination =
朴 Piao (surname)
木 Meaning component
mù tree
卜 Phonetic component
bo divination
see 蘿蔔|萝卜[luó​bo]
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Notes
Similar Characters
乘 hitch a ride休 rest县 district (simp)呆 dim-witted喿 chirping of birds宋 song尌 standing尞 burnt offering巢 nest新 new本 book朱 vermillion杏 apricot析 analyze林 woods枚 small objects果 fruit枼 table某 such and such柰 crab-apple tree
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
朴
Regular
Modern
Chinese
朴 [Piáo]
surname Piao; Korean surname (Park, Pak, or Bak); also pr. [Pú]
朴 [pò]
Celtis sinensis var. japonica
朴 / 樸 [pǔ]
plain and simple; Taiwan pr. [pú]
Japanese
榎 、 朴 えのき 、 エノキ 同音

noun

  1. usually kana Japanese hackberry (Celtis sinensis var. japonica); Chinese nettle tree
  2. usually kanaabbrev. enoki mushroom (Flammulina velutipes); winter mushroom; velvet shank; enokitake; enokidake
朴 、 厚朴 、 朴柏 ほお 、 ほおがしわ (old) 同音
noun Japanese bigleaf magnolia (Magnolia obovata)
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
朴 えのもと
Enomoto surname
朴 すなお
Sunao surnamegiven name
朴 すなほ
Sunaho surname
朴 はく
Haku surname
朴 ばく
Baku surname
朴 ばつく
Batsuku surname
朴 ほ
Ho surname
朴 ほう
Hou surname
朴 ほお
Hoo surname
朴 ほぎ
Hogi surname
朴 ほく
Hoku surname
朴 ぼく
Boku surnamegiven name
朴 ぼくぜん
Bokuzen surname
朴 ぽく
Poku surname
朴 やまむら
Yamamura surname
朴 パク
Park, Pak surnamegiven name
CHINESE WORDS (26)
朴素 [pǔ​sù] #20,429
plain and simple
朴实 [pǔ​shí] #24,040
plain
质朴 [zhì​pǔ] #35,533
simple
纯朴 [chún​pǔ] #36,005
variant of 淳樸|淳朴[chún​pǔ]
简朴 [jiǎn​pǔ] #27,427
simple and unadorned
朴智星 [Piáo​Zhì​xīng] #67,376
Park Ji-sung (1981-), South Korean former footballer, played for Manchester United (2005-2012)
艰苦朴素 [jiān​kǔ​pǔ​sù] #33,848
leading a plain, hardworking life (idiom)
俭朴 [jiǎn​pǔ] #36,870
plain and unadorned
俭朴 [jiǎn​pǔ] #36,870
plain and unadorned
朴正熙 [Piáo​Zhèng​xī] #43,160
Park Chung-Hee (1917-1979), South Korean military man and dictator, president 1963-1979, influential in developing Korean industry, murdered by his bodyguard
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JAPANESE WORDS (18)
⭐ 素朴 [そぼく] #7,679
simple
純朴 [じゅんぼく] #26,356
simple and honest
朴念仁 [ぼくねんじん] #33,009
quiet unsociable person
朴訥 [ぼくとつ] #42,961
unsophisticated
朴 [ほお] #50,171
Japanese bigleaf magnolia (Magnolia obovata)
榎 [えのき] #50,466
Japanese hackberry (Celtis sinensis var. japonica)
質朴 [しつぼく] #74,748
simple (and honest)
単純素朴 [たんじゅんそぼく] #119,751
plain and simple
朴歯 [ほおば] #124,130
geta supports made out of magnolia wood
朴直 [ぼくちょく] #168,786
simplicity
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