簿 (bou6*2 bou6 | bu4) : notebook

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簿

bou6*2 bou6

bu4

notebook; record book; account book; register

Stroke count: 19

Level: 3

Radical: 竹 (#118)

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

簿

This word has been viewed 6554 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 7th Feb 2010 11:18

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日記簿 jat6 gei3 bou6*2 ri4 ji4 bu4 = diary (book)

練習簿 lin6 zaap6 bou6*2 lian4 xi2 bu4 = exercise book; workbook

電話簿 din6 waa6*2 bou6*2 = telephone directory

筆記簿型電腦 bat1 gei3 bou6*2 jing4 din6 nou5 bi3 ji4 bu4 jia2 xing2 dian4 nao3 = notebook-sized computer

相簿 soeng3*2 bou6*2 xiang1 bu4 = a photo album

拍紙簿 paak3 zi2 bou6*2 = (writing) pad, block

記錄簿 gei3 luk6 bou6*2 ji4 lu4 bu4 = log; record book

打簿 daa2 bou6*2 da3 bu4 = update a passbook; get a bank statement

紅簿仔 hung4 bou6*2 zai2 hong2 bu4 zai3 = a bankbook；passbook (usually of a savings account and typically red in colour) 粵

拍子簿 paak3 zi2 bou2 = (writing) pad, block 粵
See all 15 compounds (CantoDict reports 16 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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Decimal representation of this word: 簿
Unicode code for this character: U+7c3f (off-site link)

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