Phonosemantic compound. 馬 represents the meaning and 爻 represents the sound.
Components
Simplified (驳)
Notes
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Similar Characters
嗎 yes or no (trad)媽 mama (trad)瑪 Mary (trad)碼 numeral (trad)罵 scold (trad/jp)螞 leech-hopper (trad)羈 halter (trad)闖 rush (trad)馭 control (trad)馮 Feng (trad)馱 carry on back (trad)馳 gallop (trad)馴 tame (trad)駐 be stationed (trad/jp)駑 horse (trad)駒 fleet (trad/jp)駕 drive (trad)駙 extra (trad)駛 maneuver (trad)駝 camel (back end) (trad)
Historical Evolution
駁
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
駁
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
駁
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
駁
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
駁
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
駁
Regular
Modern
Chinese
驳 / 駁 [bó]
variegated; heterogeneous; to refute; to contradict; to ship by barge; a barge; a lighter (ship)
Japanese
spots; speckles; mottles
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (29)
驳回 [bóhuí] #7,529
to reject
反驳 [fǎnbó] #9,243
to retort
驳斥 [bóchì] #34,568
to refute
辩驳 [biànbó] #21,094
to dispute
斑驳 [bānbó] #47,170
mottled
驳船 [bóchuán] #30,753
barge
批驳 [pībó] #56,334
to criticize
驳倒 [bódǎo] #32,431
to refute
驳壳枪 [bókéqiāng] #52,090
Mauser pistol
驳杂 [bózá] #55,772
heterogeneous
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JAPANESE WORDS (12)
反駁 [はんばく] #28,309
refutation
黒縁 [くろぶち] #35,957
black rim
斑 [ぶち] #46,762
spots
黒斑 [こくはん] #74,653
black spot
雑駁 [ざっぱく] #97,759
confused
論駁 [ろんばく] #109,695
refutation
駁論 [ばくろん] #120,997
refutation
弁駁 [べんばく] #137,241
refutation
駁撃 [ばくげき] #170,020
attacking (someone's argument)
斑毛 [ぶちげ] #197,318
leopard (horse coat pattern)
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KOREAN WORDS (3)