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柏 bǎi

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柏 bǎi Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
bǎi | bai3
English translation
cypress, cedar

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About 柏 bǎi

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Number of strokes

9

Traditional form

柏 bǎi

Contains the radical

木 Mù

Part of speech

Name of a person / 人名 rén míng Rénmíng

Learning hint

tree

Etymology of 柏 bǎi

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿰木白

Semantic compound

木 Mù

Phonetic compound

白 Bái

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 木 Mù represents the meaning and 白 Bái represents the sound. Simplified form of 栢.

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Example sentences using 柏 bǎi

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从 Cóng 南 Nán 越 Yuè 到 dào 西 Xī 柏林 Bó lín ,我国 wǒ guó 将 jiāng 信守 xìn shǒu 自己 zìjǐ 的 de 承诺 chéngnuò .

This Nation will keep its commitments from South Viet - Nam to West Berlin.

车道 chē dào 被 bèi 一 yī 株 zhū 大 dà 柏树 bǎi shù 掩蔽 yǎn bì 着 zhāo .

The driveway was sheltered by a large cypress tree.

苍松翠柏 cāng sōng cuì bǎi ,常 Cháng 绿 lǜ 不 bù 凋 diāo .

The pine and the cypress remain green all the year round.

安娜 Ān nà ?柯柏乌 Wū 长 cháng 得 dé 并 bìng 不 bù 美 Měi , 可 kě 也 Yě 不 bù 能 Néng 说 shuì 丑 Chǒu .

Anna Cowperwood was not pretty, though she could not be said to be homely.

安娜 Ān nà ·柯 kē 柏 bǎi 乌 Wū 长 cháng 得 dé 并 bìng 不 bù 美 Měi , 可 kě 也 Yě 不 bù 能 Néng 说 shuì 丑 Chǒu .

Anna Cowperwood was not pertty , though she could not be said to be homely.

Words with 柏 bǎi

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
柏林 Bó lín Berlin, capital of Germany柏林 Bó lín
柏 bǎi cedar柏 bǎi
张柏芝 Zhāng Bó zhī Cecilia Cheung (1980-), Hong Kong actress and pop singer張柏芝
柏拉图 Bó lā tú Plato (c. 427-c. 347 BC), Greek philosopher柏拉圖
都柏林 Dū bó lín Dublin, capital of Ireland都柏林 Dū bó lín
松柏 sōng bǎi pine and cypress松柏 sōng bǎi
柏油 bǎi yóu asphalt柏油 bǎi yóu
黄柏 huáng bò cork-tree bark (Chinese medicine)黃柏
柏树 bǎi shù cypress tree柏樹
柏油路 bǎi yóu lù tarred road柏油路 bǎi yóu lù
柏林墙 Bó lín Qiáng Berlin Wall柏林牆
双柏 Shuāng bǎi Shuangbai county in Chuxiong Yi autonomous prefecture 楚雄彞族自治州|楚雄彝族自治州 Chǔ xióng Yí zú zì zhì zhōu [Chǔ​xióng​Yí​zú​zì​zhì​zhōu], Yunnan雙柏
桐柏 Tóng bǎi Tongbai county in Nanyang 南陽|南阳 Nán yáng [Nán​yáng], Henan桐柏 Tóng bǎi

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