卜 (buk1 | bu3) : tell fortune; foretell; predict

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卜

buk1

bu3

[1] tell fortune; divine; consult the oracle
[2] foretell; predict; prophesy
[3] [literary] choose; select (date, dwelling, etc)

卜 is also the simplified form of 蔔.

Stroke count: 2

Level: 2

Radical: 卜 (#25)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

卜

This word has been viewed 7141 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 12th Sep 2013 15:17

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卜成 buk1 sing4*2 = boxing 粵

脹卜卜 zoeng3 buk1 buk1 = badly swollen

脆卜卜 ceoi3 bok1 bok1 = crisp, brittle

卜卜脆 bok1 bok1 ceoi3 = crispy, brittle

卜臣 buk1 san4*2 = [n] boxing

打卜臣 daa2 buk1 san4*2 = [v] (playing sport of) boxing, to box

吉卜賽人 gat1 buk1 coi3 jan4 = a gypsy; a gipsy

卜辭 buk1 ci4 bu3 ci2 = oracle inscriptions of the Shang Dynasty (16th-11th century BC) on tortoiseshells or animal bones

卜卜聲 buk1*4 buk1*4 seng1 = onomatopoeia for a heartbeat

打卜成 daa2 bok1 sing4*2 = to box (as in boxing)

紅卜卜 hung4 bok1 bok1 = variant of 紅扑扑粵

十卜 sap6 buk1 = to support; encourage 粵

問卜 man6 buk1 = divination

占卜 zim1 buk1 = to divine

卜位 buk1 wai6*2 bu3 wei4 = book seats; reserve seats 粵

咖喱卜 gaa3 lei1 buk1 = curry puff

十八歲卜卜脆 sap6 baat3 seoi3 bok1 bok1 ceoi3 = refers to sexually mature girls (lit., "18 years old and crispy") 粵

拉卜楞寺 laai1 buk1 ling4 zi6*2 la1 bu3 leng4 si4 = Labrang (Tibetan monastery in Amdo prov. of Tibet, pres. Gansu)

卜筮 buk1 sai6 bu3 shi4 = tell fortune by straw

卜公碼頭 buk1 gung1 maa5 tau4 bu3 gong1 ma3 tou2 = Blake ferry pier

未卜 mei6 buk1 wei4 bu3 = uncertain; cannot foretell

未卜先知 mei6 buk1 sin1 zi1 wei4 bu3 xian1 zhi1 = have foresight; foresee the future

生死未卜 sang1 sei2 mei6 buk1 sheng1 si3 wei4 bu3 = dead or alive is still unknown

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 卜
Unicode code for this character: U+535c (off-site link)

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