varicolored

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components
马 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

horse

爻 sound component

  Sound component

yáo

  

diagrams for divination

Evolution

驳 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
驳 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
驳 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
驳 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

() 

varicolored, variegated; mixed; contradict, argue; suddenly; variegated; heterogeneous; to refute; to contradict; to ship by barge; a barge; a lighter (ship)

() 

variant of |[bó]

Most common words with 驳
Freq.
Word
Meaning

驳回

to reject

反驳

to retort

variegated

驳斥

to refute

辩驳

to dispute