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钵
鉢
bō
1. variant of [[缽|钵<bō>]]
Uncommon • Top 30%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

钵
bō
earthen basin; alms bowl
10 丶

Compound Words (9)

钵头
bōtóu
earthen bowl (Shanghainese)
金钵
jīnbō
(gold) alms bowl (of a Buddhist monk)
盆钵
pénbō
generic term for pottery
研钵
yánbō
mortar (bowl for grinding with pestle)
衣钵
yībō
the cassock and alms bowl of a Buddhist master passed on to the favorite disciple (Buddhism)
钵盂
bōyú
alms bowl
墨尔钵
Mòěrbō
see [[墨爾本|墨尔本<Mòěrběn>]]
继承衣钵
jìchéngyībō
to take up sb's mantle
托钵修会
tuōbōxiūhuì
mendicant religious order in Catholicism

Alternate Entries

钵
bō
small earthenware plate or basin / a monk's alms bowl / Sanskrit paatra

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
3,583
Word Frequency Rank
25,018 of 84,292

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