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  baak3   jyutping
  bo2 bai3   pinyin
[1] [n] uncle; father's elder brother [2] [AC] first of brothers [3] term of address for husband elder brother (the mother following children's address) [4] [n] feudal rank of the nobility (count) [5] term of honor [6] a Chinese family name

Stroke count: 7
Level: 2
Radical: (#9)
This character was last edited on 19th Jun 2008

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detail  aa3 baak3   = uncle (father's older brother); polite way of addressing an older person
detail  baak3 baak3  bo2 bo5 = father's elder brother; uncle
detail  baak3 mou5*2  bo2 mu3 = wife of father's elder brother; aunt
detail  baak3 fu6*2  bo2 fu4 = father's elder brother; uncle
detail  daai6 baak3  da4 bo2 = husband's older brother; brother-in-law
detail  aa3 laai1 baak3 jyu5   = Arabic (language)
detail  lou5 baak3   = uncle (or a courtesy title denoting respect)
detail  sai3 baak3   = uncle, brother who are friends of the family or clan
detail  pit3 baak3   = a peeping tom
detail  baak3 je1   = father
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