Meaning
turnip; to divine; foretell
Chinese: 占卜，也可作姓氏。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “bo” becomes a different word in each tone. 卜 is the 5. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Note: 卜 itself is the neutral (light) tone — short and unstressed.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 萝卜luó boradish (Raphanus sativus), esp. daikon
- 占卜zhān bǔto divine
- 卜问bǔ wènto predict by divining; to consult the oracle
- 未卜wèi bǔ(literary) not yet divined; (of outcomes) uncertain; unknowable
- 医卜yī bǔmedicine and divination
Example Sentence
古时候，人们用龟壳来占卜吉凶。Gǔ shí hou, rén men yòng guī ké lái zhān bǔ jí xiōng.In ancient times, people used turtle shells to divine fortune.
古时候Gǔ shí houin ancient times，人们rén menpeople用yòngto use龟壳guī kétortoise shell来láito come占卜zhān bǔto divine吉凶jí xiōnggood and bad luck (in astr。