dā​bó

shoulder bag

join together

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

is a component form of .

Sound component
dā, dá, tà small bean

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangtuːb
tʰoːb

Sources

Character origin
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Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

bo shoulders

Phonosemantic compound. ⺼ represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
ròu meat, flesh

⺼ is a component form of .

Sound component
fū, bù, fǔ state, announce

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartphakpʰˤakdismember
Zhengzhangpʰaːɡ

說文解字

薄脯,膊之屋上。从肉尃聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica