懂中文 Dong Chinese

佈

bù

announce, spread

Phonosemantic compound. 亻represents the meaning and 布 represents the sound.

Components
亻 meaning component

亻  Meaning component

rén

  

person

布 sound component

布  Sound component

bù

  

cotton cloth

Evolution

佈 Seal script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Seal script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
佈 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

佈  

bù

spread, publicize, announce

布 (佈) 

bù

variant of 布[bù]; to announce; to spread

Most common words with 佈
Freq.
Word
Meaning

宣布

to declare

公布

to announce

布

cloth

发布

to release

分布

to scatter