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博

bó

HSK 4 Character

What 博 means

1. bound formabundant; plentiful; extensive; wide
2. to win; to gain
3. to play; to gamble
4. learned; well-read
5. bound formdoctoral degree (abbr. for {博士|bó shì})
6. bound formblog (abbr. for {博客|bó kè})

Other readings

博 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• bóold variant of {博|bó}

Example sentences

• 你有博客吗？
  Do you have a blog?
• 戒掉赌博吧。
  Quit gambling.
• 赌博是非法的。
  Dǔbó shì fēifǎ de.
  Gambling is illegal.
• 我们是博格人。
  Wǒmen shì Bógé rén.
  We are the Borg.
• 你喜欢赌博吗?
  Nǐ xǐhuan dǔbó ma?
  Do you like to gamble?
• 博物馆在哪里？
  Where is the museum?

Words starting with 博

• 博士bó shìdoctor (as an academic degree); (old) person specialized in a skill or trade…
• 博物馆bó wù guǎnmuseum
• 博览会bó lǎn huìan exposition; an international fair
• 博大精深bó dà jīng shēn(idiom) wide-ranging and profound
• 博士生bó shì shēngPhD student; doctoral candidate
• 博士后bó shì hòupostdoc; postdoctoral fellow
• 博得bó déto win; to gain
• 博大bó dàbroad; extensive
• 博弈bó yìgames (such as chess, dice etc); gambling; contest
• 博学bó xuélearned; erudite
• 博导bó dǎosupervisor of a PhD candidate
• 博爱bó àito show love and compassion for all humankind
• 博览bó lǎnto read extensively; to be widely read
• 博彩bó cǎigambling
• 博取bó qǔto win (favors, confidence etc)
• 博古Bó GǔBo Gu (1907-1946), Soviet-trained Chinese Communist, journalist and propagandist, 1930s…
• 博物bó wùnatural science
• 博世Bó shì(surname) Bosch; Bosch, German technology company
• 博主bó zhǔblogger
• 博友bó yǒulit. blog friend
• 博客bó kè(loanword) a blog; a blogger
• 博后bó hòupostdoc; postdoctoral fellow
• 博德Bó déBodø (city in Norway)
• 博文bó wénblog article; to write a blog article (netspeak)

Words containing 博

• 赌博dǔ bóto gamble
• 渊博yuān bóerudite; profound; learned
• 故宫博物院Gù gōng Bó wù yuànPalace Museum, in the Forbidden City, Beijing; National Palace Museum, Taipei
• 世博会Shì bó huìWorld Expo (abbr. for 世界博览会
• 广博guǎng bóextensive
• 淄博市Zī bó ShìZibo, prefecture-level city in Shandong Province 山东省
• 更博gēng bó(net slang) to update one's blog
• 萨博Sà bóSaab
• 该博gāi bóerudite; broad and profound; learned
• 坦博拉Tǎn bó lāTambora, volcano on Indonesian island of Sumbawa 松巴哇, whose 1815 eruption is greatest in…
• 比尔博Bǐ ěr bóBilbo Baggins, hero of Tolkien's The Hobbit 霍比特人
• 超博士chāo bó shì(Taiwan) postdoc; postdoctoral fellow
• 马拉博Mǎ lā bóMalabo, capital of Equatorial Guinea
• 哈博罗内Hā bó luó nèiGaborone, capital of Botswana
• 地大物博dì dà wù bóvast territory with abundant resources (idiom)
• 托拉博拉Tuō lā bó lāTora Bora, cave complex in the White Mountains of eastern Afghanistan
• 文学博士wén xué bó shìDoctor of Letters
• 法学博士fǎ xué bó shìDoctor of Laws; Legum Doctor
• 兰博基尼Lán bó jī níLamborghini (Italian car manufacturer)
• 医学博士yī xué bó shìdoctor of medicine
• 马里博尔Mǎ lǐ bó ěrMaribor, 2nd biggest city in Slovenia
• 世界博览会Shì jiè Bó lǎn huìWorld Expo; abbr. to 世博
• 大英博物馆Dà yīng Bó wù guǎnBritish Museum
• 埃博拉Āi bó lāEbola (virus)

Characters built on 尃

These share the phonetic component 尃 (fū), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 膊bóshoulder; upper arm
• 搏bóto fight; to combat; to seize
• 镈bóancient musical intrument shaped as a bell; hoe; spade

Characters that look like 博

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 悼dàoto mourn; to lament
• 傅fù(bound form) instructor; (literary) to instruct; to attach
• 搏bóto fight; to combat; to seize
• 缚fùto bind; to tie; Taiwan pr. fú
• 悴cuìhaggard; sad; downcast
• 滓zǐ(bound form) dregs; sediment

Sounds the same

Read bó, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 膊shoulder; upper arm
• 薄meager; slight; weak
• 脖neck
• 伯father's elder brother; senior; paternal elder uncle
• 勃flourishing; prosperous; suddenly
• 驳variegated; heterogeneous; to refute
• 舶ship
• 搏to fight; to combat; to seize
• 泊to moor (a boat); to park (a vehicle); (literary) calm; quiet; peaceful
• 帛silk
• 卜used in 萝卜
• 铂platinum (chemistry)