勃勃
bó​bó

vigorous

勃 bó flourishing, prosperous

Phonosemantic compound. 孛 represents the sound and 力 represents the meaning.

Components

孛
孛 SoundMeaning component
bó, bèi flourishing, thriving
力
力 Meaning component
lì, li power

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Jin 266-316 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

渤

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartbwot[b]ˤut confused

說文解字

《說文》：“勃，排也。从力，孛聲。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》p.503-504
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)