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伯
bó
1. father's elder brother
2. senior
3. paternal elder uncle
4. eldest of brothers
5. respectful form of address
6. Count, third of five orders of nobility [[五等爵位<wǔděngjuéwèi>]]
Very Common • Top 1% ✏️ 7 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

伯
bó
older brother; father's elder brother; sir, sire, count
HSK 6 7 丶

Compound Words (20)

伯恩
Bóēn
Bern or Berne, capital of Switzerland (Tw)
伯叔
bóshū
father's brother (uncle)
伯母
bómǔ
wife of father's elder brother
HSK 6
河伯
Hébó
name or river God associated with Yellow river
伯都
bódū
tiger (ancient, dialect)
伯莎
Bóshā
Bertha (name)
大伯
dàbó
husband's older brother
约伯
Yuēbó
Job (name)
屠伯
túbó
butcher
将伯
qiāngbó
to ask for assistance
伯杰
Bójié
(name) Berger
伯伯
bóbo
father's elder brother
笨伯
bènbó
fool
世伯
shìbó
uncle (affectionate name for a friend older than one's father)
锡伯
Xībó
Xibo ethnic group of northeast China
韦伯
Wéibó
Webb (English name)
伯父
bófù
father's elder brother
伯爵
bójué
earl
哈伯
Hābó
Edwin Hubble (1889-1953), US astronomer
州伯
zhōubó
governor (of a province)

Alternate Entries

伯
bà
variant of [[霸<bà>]]
伯
bǎi
one hundred (old)

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
820
Word Frequency Rank
602 of 84,292