僕 (buk6 | pu2) : servant

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僕

buk6

pu2

[1] servant
[2] [archaic] a modest term referring to oneself

仆 is also a traditional character with a different meaning.

Stroke count: 14

Level: 1

Radical: 亻 (#9)

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

僕 / 仆

This word has been viewed 5999 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 6th Mar 2011 02:00

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僕人 buk6 jan4 pu2 ren2 = servant

奴僕 nou4 buk6 nu2 pu2 = servant

主僕 zyu2 buk6 zhu3 pu2 = master and servant

風塵僕僕 fung1 can4 buk6 buk6 feng1 chen2 pu2 pu2 = be travel-worn and fatigued; endure a difficult journey

公僕 gung1 buk6 gong1 pu2 = public servant

女僕 neoi5 buk6 nv3 pu2 = maidservant

女僕咖啡廳 neoi5 buk6 gaa3 fe1 teng1 nv3 pu2 ka1 fei1 ting1 = maid cafe / café

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園主又打發了另一個僕人去，他們也把那人打了，並加以侮辱，放他空手回去。國
And again he (the lord of the vinyard) sent another servant. But they beat him also. They humiliated him, sent him away empty handed. (Luke 20:11)

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Decimal representation of this word: 僕
Unicode code for this character: U+50d5 (off-site link)

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