to divine or foretell
Animated Stroke Order 卜
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HSK Vocabulary: 卜
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 卜 is used in context
1
tā他
qù去
miào庙
lǐ里
bǔ卜
guà卦
wèn问
qián前
chéng程
。
He went to the temple for divination about his future.
2
gǔ古
rén人
cháng常
yòng用
bǔ卜
shì筮
jué决
cè策
dà大
shì事
。
Ancient people often used divination to make important decisions.
3
tā她
xué学
xí习
zhān占
bǔ卜
yǐ已
jīng经
sān三
nián年
le了
。
She has been studying fortune telling for three years.
4
tā他
yòng用
zhǐ纸
pái牌
zhān占
bǔ卜
。
He uses cards for divination.
5
zài在
gǔ古
dài代
，
rén人
men们
cháng常
cháng常
tōng通
guò过
zhān占
bǔ卜
lái来
yù预
cè测
tiān天
qì气
。
In ancient times, people often used divination to predict the weather.
6
tā她
xiāng相
xìn信
zhān占
bǔ卜
néng能
bāng帮
zhù助
tā她
zuò做
chū出
zhòng重
yào要
jué决
dìng定
。
She believes that divination can help her make important decisions.
7
zhè这
shì是
luó萝
bo卜
。
This is a radish.
8
mā妈
mā妈
yòng用
luó萝
bo卜
zuò做
le了
tāng汤
。
Mom made soup with radish.
9
luó萝
bo卜
fù富
hán含
wéi维
shēng生
sù素
，
duì对
shēn身
tǐ体
hěn很
hǎo好
。
Radish is rich in vitamins and very good for health.
Information
Traditional蔔
Radical卜
Strokes2
StructureSingle Body
Frequency#2043
Zhuyinㄅㄨˇ
Components—
UnicodeU+535C
CangjieY
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
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