Simplified
Phonosemantic compound. 囗 represents the meaning and 甫 represents the sound. Originally written as 甫.
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | |
|---|---|---|
| Zhengzhang | paːʔ | |
| paːs | ||
| Unicode | bǒ |
說文解字
《說文》：“圃，穜菜曰圃。从囗，甫聲。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Zhengzhang Shangfang
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)
Traditional
Original meaning: to plant
Originally written as 埶. The 艹 component was added later, based on the original meaning "to plant". The meaning later shifted to "skill" and "art".
Components
Character Evolution
Component uses
Sound (0 of 1 verified)
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | ngjiejH | ŋet-s (MC I!) | cultivation, art, skill |
Sources
- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫李学勤《字源》p.218
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-Sagart
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica