缽

See also: 鉢 and 钵

缽 U+7F3D, 缽 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-7F3D ← 缼 [U+7F3C] CJK Unified Ideographs 缾 → [U+7F3E]

Translingual

Traditional	缽
Shinjitai	鉢
Simplified	钵

Han character

缽 (Kangxi radical 121, 缶+5, 11 strokes, cangjie input 人山木一 (OUDM), four-corner 8474₉, composition ⿰缶本)

Derived characters

• 𠼭

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 945, character 17
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 28136
• Dae Jaweon: page 1385, character 23
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 2936, character 6
• Unihan data for U+7F3D

Chinese

trad.		缽/鉢
simp.		钵
alternative forms		盋／钵 𥁅 𥁈

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (本) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 

	Old Chinese
本	*pɯːnʔ
笨	*pɯːnʔ, *bɯːnʔ
苯	*pɯːnʔ
翉	*pʰɯːnʔ
体	*bɯːnʔ
鉢	*poːd
缽	*poːd

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *poːd) : semantic 缶 (“pot”) + phonetic 本 (OC *pɯːnʔ). Originally written as 鉢 (OC *poːd) or 盋 (OC *poːd).

Etymology

Short for 缽多羅／钵多罗 (bōduōluó), from Sanskrit पात्र (pātra, “(drinking) vessel; bowl; cup; plate; etc.”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): bō (bo¹)

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄛ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): bo²

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): but³, but⁶

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): bot⁴

• Gan (Wiktionary): bot⁶
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): pat

  (Meixian, Guangdong): bad⁵

• Jin (Wiktionary): bah⁴
• Northern Min (KCR): buŏi
• Eastern Min (BUC): buák
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): poah / poat

  (Teochew, Peng'im): buah⁴

• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁷peq
• Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): bo⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bō
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄛ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bo
    • Wade–Giles: po¹
    • Yale: bwō
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bo
    • Palladius: бо (bo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pu̯ɔ⁵⁵/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: bo²
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: bo
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /po²¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: but³, but⁶
    • Yale: but, buht
    • Cantonese Pinyin: but⁸, but⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: bud³, bud⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /puːt̚³/, /puːt̚²/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: bot⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pᵘɔt̚²¹/
• Gan
  • (Nanchang)
    • Wiktionary: bot⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɵt̚⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pat
    • Hakka Romanization System: bad`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: bad⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /pat̚²/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: bad⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /pat̚¹/
• Jin
  • (Taiyuan)⁺
    • Wiktionary: bah⁴
    • Sinological IPA (old-style): /paʔ²/
• Northern Min
  • (Jian'ou)
    • Kienning Colloquial Romanized: buŏi
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /puɛ²⁴/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: buák
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /puɑʔ²⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: poah / poat
    • Tâi-lô: puah / puat
    • Phofsit Daibuun: poaq, poad
    • IPA (Xiamen): /puaʔ³²/, /puat̚³²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /puaʔ⁵/, /puat̚⁵/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /puaʔ³²/, /puat̚³²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /puaʔ³²/, /puat̚³²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /puaʔ³²/, /puat̚³²/

Note:

• poah - vernacular (bowl, basin, pot);
• poat - literary.

• (Teochew)
  • Peng'im: buah⁴
  • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: puah
  • Sinological IPA ^(key): /puaʔ²/
• Wu
  • (Shanghai):
    • Wugniu: ⁷peq
    • MiniDict: peh^入
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁴peq
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /pəʔ⁵⁵/
• Xiang
  • (Changsha)
    • Wiktionary: bo⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /po²⁴/

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• Middle Chinese: pat

Rime
Character	缽
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	幫 (1)
Final (韻)	桓 (64)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	北末切
Baxter	pat
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/puɑt̚/
Pan Wuyun	/pʷɑt̚/
Shao Rongfen	/puɑt̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/pwat̚/
Li Rong	/puɑt̚/
Wang Li	/puɑt̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/puɑt̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	bo
Expected Cantonese Reflex	but3

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*poːd/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	缽
Reading #	1/1
No.	480
Phonetic component	本
Rime group	月
Rime subdivision	1
Corresponding MC rime	撥
Old Chinese	/*poːd/
Notes	鉢晚起字

Definitions

缽

1. (Buddhism) monk's alms bowl
2. bowl; basin; pot (often made of earthenware or metal)

Synonyms

• (bowl): (regional) 缽頭／钵头 (bōtóu)

Compounds

• 三摩缽提／三摩钵提
• 乳缽／乳钵 (rǔbō)
• 付衣缽／付衣钵
• 佛缽／佛钵
• 傳缽袋／传钵袋
• 傳衣缽／传衣钵
• 優曇缽／优昙钵
• 優缽曇／优钵昙
• 優缽羅／优钵罗
• 四缽／四钵
• 墮羅缽底／堕罗钵底
• 家缽／家钵
• 寶缽／宝钵
• 展缽／展钵
• 托缽／托钵
• 托缽人／托钵人
• 持缽／持钵
• 捺缽／捺钵
• 擂缽／擂钵 (léibō)
• 擊缽／击钵
• 擊缽催詩／击钵催诗
• 木缽／木钵
• 杖缽／杖钵
• 根缽子／根钵子
• 歙缽／歙钵
• 水缽／水钵
• 沙缽／沙钵
• 法缽／法钵
• 沿門托缽／沿门托钵
• 沿門持缽／沿门持钵
• 沿門託缽／沿门托钵
• 火缽／火钵
• 營養缽／营养钵
• 瓦缽／瓦钵
• 瓶缽／瓶钵
• 畢缽羅／毕钵罗
• 盆滿缽滿／盆满钵满 (pénmǎnbōmǎn)
• 盆頭缽仔／盆头钵仔
• 石缽／石钵
• 研缽／研钵 (yánbō)
• 納缽／纳钵
• 缽仔糕／钵仔糕 (bōzǎigāo)
• 缽吒／钵吒
• 缽單／钵单
• 缽囊／钵囊
• 缽塞莫／钵塞莫
• 缽多羅／钵多罗 (bōduōluó)
• 缽子／钵子 (bōzi)
• 缽拏／钵拿
• 缽授／钵授
• 缽特摩／钵特摩
• 缽略／钵略
• 缽盂／钵盂 (bōyú)
• 缽盂精／钵盂精
• 缽盂頭／钵盂头
• 缽袋／钵袋
• 缽那／钵那
• 缽釪／钵𰽗
• 缽錢／钵钱
• 缽頭／钵头 (bōtóu)
• 缽龍／钵龙
• 花缽仔／花钵仔
• 蒜缽子／蒜钵子
• 行缽／行钵
• 衣缽／衣钵 (yībō)
• 衣缽塔／衣钵塔
• 衣缽相傳／衣钵相传
• 衣缽真傳／衣钵真传
• 託缽／托钵
• 鐵缽／铁钵
• 降龍缽／降龙钵
• 雲缽／云钵
• 顩缽羅／𱂫钵罗
• 飯缽／饭钵
• 髹缽／髹钵
• 齋缽／斋钵
• 龍缽／龙钵

 

Japanese

Kanji

缽

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

1. earthenware basin
2. alms bowl

Readings

• Go-on: はち (hachi)
• Kan-on: はつ (hatsu)

Vietnamese

Han character

缽: Hán Nôm readings: bát

1. bowl