擘 - Dong Chinese dictionary

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bāi, bò

thumb

Components

辟 Sound component

pì, bì

law

手 Meaning component

shǒu

hand

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

bāi

thumb; break, tear open, rip

bò

to break; to tear; to pierce; to split

Most common words with 擘

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	擘	thumb
	巨擘	thumb

Historical pronunciation

Old Chinese	Middle Chinese	Pinyin	Gloss
pˤrek (~ mə-pˤrek)	peak	bò	cleave, split

Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

5448th most common character in books

Miscellaneous

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