Memory phrase for the Kanji: 卜
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卜 |
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Meaning
| to divine, to forecast or estimate, turnip
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Pronunciation |
bo, bǔ |
Explanation |
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Developed from the crack in the shell of a turtle, from which it was divined.
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Radicals
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卜
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oracle, mysticism | This radical is considered to be a simplification of: fortune telling 占 (crack 卜 in the shell 口 of a turtle from which the fortune was told.). Sometimes it is read as a forking of a road. |
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!
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Vocabulary
| 卜辞 |
bǔ cí |
oracle inscriptions of the Shang Dynasty (16th-11th century BC) on tortoiseshells or animal bones |
| 萝卜 |
luó bo |
radish |
| 胡萝卜 |
hú luó bo |
carrot |
| 胡萝卜素 |
hú luó bo sù |
carotene |
| 胡萝卜素 |
hú luó bo sù |
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