Dong Chinese dictionary

bèi, bó

flourishing, thriving

Original form of 勃. Depicts plants thriving (丰) and a child (子) growing.

Components

丰 Iconic component

fēng

luxuriant

Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 丰 than it was in ancient scripts.

子 Iconic component

zi, zǐ

child

Evolution

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)

Bronze script

Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

bèi

comet

bó

vigorous; thriving; [variant of 勃]

Component uses

Meaning component in 1 character (1 verified)

Sound component in 10 characters (2 verified)

Sources

季旭昇《說文新證》p.503-504