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moor

HSK 7 N2
pō, bó
ハク
と.まる、と.める
Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 白 represents the sound.
Components
Meaning component
shui water (drops)
water
氵 is a component form of 水.
Phonetic component
bái white
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[bó]
to anchor; touch at; to moor
[pō]
lake; Taiwan pr. [bó]
Japanese
はく 同音
  1. counter counter for nights of a stay
  2. noun rare overnight stay; lodging
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
とま
Toma surname
とまり
Tomari place namesurnamefemale given name
とまる
Tomaru unclassified name
はく
Haku surnamegiven name