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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)

世伯
shìbó
uncle (affectionate name for a friend older than one's father)
亚伯
Yàbó
Abe (short form for Abraham)
伯伯
bóbo
father's elder brother
伯杰
Bójié
(name) Berger
伯劳
bóláo
shrike
伯叔
bóshū
father's brother (uncle)
伯恩
Bóēn
Bern or Berne, capital of Switzerland (Tw)
伯乐
BóLè
Bo Le (horse connoisseur during Spring and Autumn Period)
伯母
bómǔ
wife of father's elder brother
HSK 6
伯爵
bójué
earl
伯父
bófù
father's elder brother
伯莎
Bóshā
Bertha (name)
伯都
bódū
tiger (ancient, dialect)
哈伯
Hābó
Edwin Hubble (1889-1953), US astronomer
大伯
dàbó
husband's older brother
将伯
qiāngbó
to ask for assistance
屠伯
túbó
butcher
州伯
zhōubó
governor (of a province)
河伯
Hébó
name or river God associated with Yellow river
笨伯
bènbó
fool

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

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