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CHINESE CHARACTER

卜 (bo): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

bo
divination, fortune-telling; prophecy
HSK 7-92 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

Primary radical

卜 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 卜.

丨 · 丶

Visible components

卜 is decomposed as ⿻丨丶.

STROKES · 2

Write 卜 in 2 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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LEARN THIS CHARACTER IN CONTEXT

Examples using 卜

萝卜

她讨厌胡萝卜。

Tā tǎo yàn hú luó bo。

She hates carrots.

FAQ

What does 卜 (bo) mean in Chinese?

divination, fortune-telling; prophecy

How do you write 卜 in stroke order?

卜 has 2 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 卜?

卜 is the radical in 卜. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 卜?

萝卜 (luóbo): radish (Raphanus sativus), esp. daikon; 占卜 (zhānbǔ): to divine.