# 孛

| 孛 | U+5B5B, &#23387; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5B5B |
| ← 孚 [U+5B5A] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 孜 → [U+5B5C] |

## Translingual
### Han character

孛 (Kangxi radical 39, 子+4, 7 strokes, cangjie input 十月弓木 (JBND), four-corner 4040$_7$, composition ⿱⿱十冖子)

#### Derived characters

* 侼, 哱, 㛘, 㟑, 悖, 挬, 浡, 㫲, 桲, 㶿, 㹀, 脖, 綍(𰬘), 誖, 鋍(𰾀), 䪬, 餑(饽), 馞, 勃, 郣, 㪍, 鵓(鹁), 荸
* 𡋯, 𭛫, 𰚘, 𰦼, 𥞳, 𥩾, 𧚆, 𪣽, 𥹸, 𧋢, 𨁝, 𮠫, 𬹇, 𩗓(𫗈), 𩣡(𱅓), 𩷚, 𲍠, 𪌰
* 𠃱, 𣭷, 𱥗, 𭑓, 𦫛, 𱏎, 𩓐, 𦤣, 𫂀, 𤶽, 𢚦, 𩱚, 𭛂

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 278, character 8
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 6949
* Dae Jaweon: page 546, character 1
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1011, character 5
* Unihan data for U+5B5B

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 孛 :
| Shang | Western Zhou | Spring and Autumn | Warring States | Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) |
| Oracle bone script | Bronze inscriptions | Bronze inscriptions | Chu slip and silk script | Small seal script |
| | Old Chinese |
| 誖 | *pɯːds, *bɯːds, *bɯːd |
| 悖 | *bɯːds, *bɯːd |
| 孛 | *bɯːds, *bɯːd |
| 哱 | *pʰɯːd |
| 馞 | *pʰɯːd, *bɯːd |
| 勃 | *bɯːd |
| 餑 | *bɯːd |
| 郣 | *bɯːd |
| 浡 | *bɯːd |
| 桲 | *bɯːd |
| 挬 | *bɯːd |
| 脖 | *bɯːd |
| 鵓 | *bɯːd |
| 渤 | *bɯːd |
| 綍 | *pɯd |
Ideogrammic compound (會意 / 会意): 𣎵 (“growth”) + 子 (“child”) – growing; vibrant; spirited. Original form of 勃 (OC *bɯːd, “exuberant”).

### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation 1

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): bèi, bó (bei$^4$, bo$^2$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄅㄟˋ, ㄅㄛˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): bui$^6$ / but$^6$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pōe / pu̍t
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: bèi
*** Zhuyin: ㄅㄟˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: bèi
*** Wade–Giles: pei$^4$
*** Yale: bèi
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bey
*** Palladius: бэй (bɛj)
*** Sinological IPA : /peɪ̯⁵¹/
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: bó
*** Zhuyin: ㄅㄛˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: bó
*** Wade–Giles: po$^2$
*** Yale: bwó
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bor
*** Palladius: бо (bo)
*** Sinological IPA : /pu̯ɔ³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: bui$^6$ / but$^6$
*** Yale: buih / buht
*** Cantonese Pinyin: bui$^6$ / but$^9$
*** Guangdong Romanization: bui$^6$ / bud$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /puːi̯²²/, /puːt̚²/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pōe / pu̍t
*** Tâi-lô: puē / pu̍t
*** Phofsit Daibuun: poe, put
*** IPA (Xiamen): /pue²²/, /put̚⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /pue⁴¹/, /put̚²⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /pue²²/, /put̚¹²¹/
*** IPA (Taipei): /pue³³/, /put̚⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /pue³³/, /put̚⁴/
* Middle Chinese: bwojH, bwot
Rime :
| Character | 孛 | 孛 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 並 (3) | 並 (3) |
| Final (韻) | 灰 (42) | 沒 (56) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) | Checked (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed | Closed |
| Division (等) | I | I |
| Fanqie | 蒲昧切 | 蒲没切 |
| Baxter | bwojH | bwot |
| Reconstructions |||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /buʌi$^H$/ | /buət̚/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /buoi$^H$/ | /buot̚/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /buɒi$^H$/ | /buət̚/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /bwəj$^H$/ | /bwət̚/ |
| Li Rong | /buᴀi$^H$/ | /buət̚/ |
| Wang Li | /buɒi$^H$/ | /buət̚/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /bʱuɑ̆i$^H$/ | /bʱuət̚/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | bèi | bó |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | bui$^6$ | but$^6$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*[b]ˤ[u]t-s/, /*[b]ˤ[u]t/
    (Zhengzhang): /*bɯːds/, /*bɯːd/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 孛 | 孛 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 2/2 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | bèi | bó |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ bwoj$^H$ › | ‹ bwot › |
| Old Chinese | /*[b]ˁ[u]t-s/ | /*[b]ˁ[u]t/ |
| English | comet | comet |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. |||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 孛 | 孛 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 2/2 |
| No. | 970 | 982 |
| Phonetic component | 孛 | 孛 |
| Rime group | 隊 | 物 |
| Rime subdivision | 1 | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 佩 | 勃 |
| Old Chinese | /*bɯːds/ | /*bɯːd/ |

##### Definitions

孛
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) luxuriant; lush; flourishing
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) radiance of comets; comet
    星孛 ― xīngbèi ― comet
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Alternative form of 悖 (“disorderly; deviant; conflicting”)
* a surname

##### Compounds

* 孛戾
* 孛星
* 孛沴
* 星孛

#### Pronunciation 2

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): bó (bo$^2$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄅㄛˊ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: bó
*** Zhuyin: ㄅㄛˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: bó
*** Wade–Giles: po$^2$
*** Yale: bwó
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bor
*** Palladius: бо (bo)
*** Sinological IPA : /pu̯ɔ³⁵/

##### Definitions

孛
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) prefix particle in certain nouns
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Original form of 勃 (bó, “to change countenance; to become agitated”).

##### Compounds

* 孛婁 / 孛娄
* 孛孛
* 孛畈 (Bófàn)
* 孛相
* 孛籃 / 孛篮
* 孛羅 / 孛罗
* 孛老 (bólǎo)
* 孛蘭 / 孛兰
* 月孛
* 蓬蓬孛孛

### Etymology 2

* For pronunciation and definitions of 孛 – see 勃 (“exuberant; flourishing; vigorous; suddenly; etc.”). (This character is the second-round simplified form of 勃).
* Notes:Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore.Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

### Etymology 3

* For pronunciation and definitions of 孛 – see 渤 (“Bohai Sea; surging; swelling”). (This character is the second-round simplified form of 渤).
* Notes:Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore.Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

### Etymology 4

* For pronunciation and definitions of 孛 – see 脖 (“neck”). (This character is the second-round simplified form of 脖).
* Notes:Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore.Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

### Etymology 5

* For pronunciation and definitions of 孛 – see 餑 (“steamed bun; pastry; cake; bubble on the surface of tea”). (This character is the second-round simplified form of 餑).
* Notes:Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore.Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji)
* to happen suddenly
* comet

#### Readings

From Middle Chinese 孛 (MC bwot); compare Mandarin 孛 (bó):
* Go-on: ぼち (bochi)
* Kan-on: ほつ (hotsu)
* Kan’yō-on: ぼつ (botsu)
From Middle Chinese 孛 (MC bwojH); compare Mandarin 孛 (bèi):
* Go-on: ばい (bai)
* Kan-on: はい (hai)
From native Japanese roots:
* Kun: ひころう (hikorou, 孛う)

#### Compounds

* 孛(はい)彗(すい) (haisui)
* 孛(はい)星(せい) (haisei)
* 孛(ぼつ)如(じょ) (botsujo) (勃(ぼつ)如(じょ))
* 彗(すい)孛(はい) (suihai)

## Korean
### Etymology 1
#### Hanja

孛 (eumhun 살별 패 (salbyeol pae))
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### Etymology 2
#### Hanja

孛 (eumhun 안색 변할 발 (ansaek byeonhal bal))
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## Vietnamese
### Han character

孛: Hán Việt readings: bột
孛: Nôm readings: bụt
* chữ Nôm form of Bụt (“Buddha”).