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柏
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cypress

HSK 7
Nature →Plants →Trees
bǎi
ハク、ヒャク、ビャク
かしわ
백
Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 白 represents the sound. Simplified form of 栢.
Components
木 tree+ 白 white =
柏 cypress
木 Meaning component
mù tree
白 Phonetic component
bái white
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Notes
Similar Characters
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Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
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)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
柏
Regular
Modern
Chinese
柏 [Bǎi]
surname Bai; Taiwan pr. [Bó]
柏 [bǎi]
cedar; cypress; Taiwan pr. [bó]
柏 [bó]
(used for transcribing names)
柏 [bò]
variant of 檗[bò]
Japanese
柏 、 槲 、 檞 (old) かしわ 、 カシワ 同音
noun daimyo oak (Quercus dentata); Japanese emperor oak
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (1)
大きなかしわの木が風の力を弱めている。
The big oak tree breaks the force of the wind.
Japanese Names
柏 かしざき
Kashizaki surname
柏 かしやなぎ
Kashiyanagi surname
柏 かしわ
Kashiwa place namesurname
柏 かしわぎ
Kashiwagi surname
柏 かしわさき
Kashiwasaki surname
柏 かしわざき
Kashiwazaki surname
柏 かしわやなぎ
Kashiwayanagi surname
柏 かせ
Kase place name
柏 はく
Haku surnamegiven name
CHINESE WORDS (78)
柏林 [Bó​lín] #4,110
Berlin, capital of Germany
张柏芝 [Zhāng​Bó​zhī] #14,568
Cecilia Cheung (1980-), Hong Kong actress and pop singer
张柏芝 [Zhāng​Bó​zhī] #14,568
Cecilia Cheung (1980-), Hong Kong actress and pop singer
柏拉图 [Bó​lā​tú] #18,893
Plato (c. 427-c. 347 BC), Greek philosopher
柏拉图 [Bó​lā​tú] #18,893
Plato (c. 427-c. 347 BC), Greek philosopher
都柏林 [Dū​bó​lín] #16,636
Dublin, capital of Ireland
松柏 [sōng​bǎi] #65,010
pine and cypress
柏油 [bǎi​yóu] #22,272
asphalt
黄柏 [huáng​bò] #30,177
variant of 黃檗|黄檗[huáng​bò]
柏树 [bǎi​shù] #29,733
cypress tree
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JAPANESE WORDS (30)
⭐ 拍手 [はくしゅ] #2,552
clapping hands
⭐ 柏木 [かしわぎ] #29,541
oak tree
⭐ 柏 [かしわ] #30,044
daimyo oak (Quercus dentata)
朴 [ほお] #50,171
Japanese bigleaf magnolia (Magnolia obovata)
柏手を打つ [かしわでをうつ] #64,572
to clap one's hands in prayer
柏手 [かしわで] #66,244
clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
柏餅 [かしわもち] #82,315
rice cake wrapped in oak leaves
松柏 [しょうはく] #113,634
evergreen tree
柏崎刈羽 [かしさきかりわ] #129,864
Kashiwazaki Kariwa
梛 [なぎ] #134,900
nagi (species of conifer, Nageia nagi)
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