朴

See also: 樸

朴 U+6734, 朴 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6734 ← 朳 [U+6733] CJK Unified Ideographs 朵 → [U+6735]

Translingual

Han character

朴 (radical 75, 木+2, 6 strokes, cangjie input 木卜 (DY), four-corner 4390₀, composition ⿰木卜)

Derived characters

• 𠡙, 𠧭, 烞, 𬇑

References

• KangXi: page 510, character 4
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 14428
• Dae Jaweon: page 894, character 3
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 2, page 1154, character 2
• Unihan data for U+6734

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Chinese

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 朴
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)	Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Small seal script	Transcribed ancient scripts

Characters in the same phonetic series (卜) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
	Old Chinese
仆	*pʰoːɡs, *pʰus, *pʰoɡs, *bɯːɡ, *pʰoːɡ
赴	*pʰoɡs
訃	*pʰoɡs
朴	*pʰroːɡ
圤	*pʰroːɡ
卜	*poːɡ
鳪	*poːɡ
扑	*pʰoːɡ
攴	*pʰoːɡ, *pʰroːɡ

Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *pʰroːɡ): semantic 木 + phonetic 卜 (OC *poːɡ).

Officially adopted as the simplified form of 樸 (etymology 4) in the Chinese Character Simplification Scheme (《漢字簡化方案》) in 1956.

Etymology 1

simp. and trad.		朴

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): pò (po⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄛˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): pok³
• Min Dong (BUC): páuk
• Min Nan

  (Hokkien, POJ): phoh

  (Teochew, Peng'im): poh⁴ / pog⁴

• Wu (Wiktionary): phoq (T4)

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: pò
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄛˋ
    • Wade–Giles: p'o⁴
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: poh
    • IPA ^(key): /pʰu̯ɔ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: pok³
    • Yale: pok
    • Cantonese Pinyin: pok⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: pog³
    • IPA ^(key): /pʰɔːk̚³/
• Min Dong
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: páuk
    • IPA ^(key): /pʰɑuʔ²⁴/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phoh
    • Tâi-lô: phoh
    • Phofsit Daibuun: phoiq
    • IPA (Xiamen): /pʰoʔ³²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pʰoʔ⁵/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /pʰoʔ³²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /pʰoʔ³²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /pʰɤʔ³²/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: poh⁴ / pog⁴
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: phoh / phok
    • IPA ^(key): /pʰoʔ²/, /pʰok̚²/

Note:

• poh4 - vernacular;
• pog4 - literary.

Wu

• (Shanghainese)
  • Wiktionary: phoq (T4)
  • IPA ^(key): /pʰʊʔ⁵⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: /pʰˠʌk̚/▼

Rime
Character	朴
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	滂 (2)
Final (韻)	覺 (10)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	II
Fanqie	匹角切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/pʰˠʌk̚/
Pan Wuyun	/pʰᵚɔk̚/
Shao Rongfen	/pʰɔk̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/pʰaɨwk̚/
Li Rong	/pʰɔk̚/
Wang Li	/pʰɔk̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/pʰɔk̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	po

• Old Chinese▼

  (Zhengzhang): /*pʰroːɡ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	朴
Reading #	1/1
No.	995
Phonetic component	卜
Rime group	屋
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	璞
Old Chinese	/*pʰroːɡ/
Notes	同樸

Definitions

朴

1. ^† bark of a tree
2. Chinese hackberry (Celtis sinensis)

Compounds

Derived terms from 朴

• 厚朴 (hòupò)
• 朴仔

• 朴樹／朴树
• 朴硝

• 朴資茅斯／朴资茅斯

Etymology 2

simp. and trad.		朴

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): pǔ, pú

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄨˇ, ㄆㄨˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): pok³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Pinyin: pǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄨˇ
    • Wade–Giles: p'u³
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: puu
    • IPA ^(key): /pʰu²¹⁴/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Pinyin: pú
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄨˊ
    • Wade–Giles: p'u²
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pwu
    • IPA ^(key): /pʰu³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: pok³
    • Yale: pok
    • Cantonese Pinyin: pok⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: pog³
    • IPA ^(key): /pʰɔːk̚³/

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• Middle Chinese: /pʰˠʌk̚/▼

Rime
Character	朴
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	滂 (2)
Final (韻)	覺 (10)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	II
Fanqie	匹角切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/pʰˠʌk̚/
Pan Wuyun	/pʰᵚɔk̚/
Shao Rongfen	/pʰɔk̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/pʰaɨwk̚/
Li Rong	/pʰɔk̚/
Wang Li	/pʰɔk̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/pʰɔk̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	po

• Old Chinese▼

  (Zhengzhang): /*pʰroːɡ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	朴
Reading #	1/1
No.	995
Phonetic component	卜
Rime group	屋
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	璞
Old Chinese	/*pʰroːɡ/
Notes	同樸

Definitions

朴

1. ^† big
2. ^† big timber
3. ^† rat meat which has not been air-dried

Etymology 3

simp. and trad.		朴

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Pú (Pu²)

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄨˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: Pú
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄨˊ
    • Wade–Giles: p'u²
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Pwu
    • IPA ^(key): /pʰu³⁵/

Definitions

朴

1. A surname used by the Yi (夷) people.

Etymology 4

simp. and trad.		朴

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Piáo (Piao²)

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄧㄠˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): piu⁴, pok³
• Min Nan

  (Hokkien, POJ): Phiâu / Phok

  (Teochew, Peng'im): piao⁵ / piou⁵

• Wu (Wiktionary): phoq (T4)

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: Piáo
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄧㄠˊ
    • Wade–Giles: p'iao²
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Pyau
    • IPA ^(key): /pʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: piu⁴, pok³
    • Yale: pìuh, pok
    • Cantonese Pinyin: piu⁴, pok⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: piu⁴, pog³
    • IPA ^(key): /pʰiːu̯²¹/, /pʰɔːk̚³/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Phiâu
    • Tâi-lô: Phiâu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: phiaau
    • IPA (Xiamen): /pʰiaʊ²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Phok
    • Tâi-lô: Phok
    • Phofsit Daibuun: phog
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pʰɔk̚⁵/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /pʰɔk̚³²/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: piao⁵ / piou⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: phiâu / phiôu
    • IPA ^(key): /pʰiau⁵⁵/, /pʰiou⁵⁵/
• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • Wiktionary: phoq (T4)
    • IPA ^(key): /pʰʊʔ⁵⁵/

Definitions

朴

1. A surname​.

Etymology 5

simp. and trad.		朴

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): pō (po¹)

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄛ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): pok³, po¹
• Min Nan (Teochew, Peng'im): poh⁴ / pog⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: pō
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄛ
    • Wade–Giles: p'o¹
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: po
    • IPA ^(key): /pʰu̯ɔ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: pok³, po¹
    • Yale: pok, pō
    • Cantonese Pinyin: pok⁸, po¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: pog³, po¹
    • IPA ^(key): /pʰɔːk̚³/, /pʰɔː⁵⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: poh⁴ / pog⁴
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: phoh / phok
    • IPA ^(key): /pʰoʔ²/, /pʰok̚²/

Note:

• poh4 - vernacular;
• pog4 - literary.

Definitions

朴

1. (historical) Only used in 朴刀 (“ancient sword with a long blade and a short hilt”).

Etymology 6

For pronunciation and definitions of 朴 – see 樸 (“simple; plain; rough; unpolished; sincere; honest”). (This character, 朴, is the simplified form of 樸.)

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Etymology 7

For pronunciation and definitions of 朴 – see 扑 (“to hit; beating stick”). (This character, 朴, is a variant form of 扑.)

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Japanese

Kanji

朴

(common “Jōyō” kanji)

Readings

• Go-on: ほく (hoku)
• Kan-on: はく (haku)
• Kan’yō-on: ぼく (boku, Jōyō)
• Kun: ほお (hō, 朴); ほう (hō, 朴)

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
朴
ほお Grade: S
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

• Kun’yomi
  • (Tokyo) ほ​お [hóꜜò] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA^(key): [ho̞ː]

Alternative forms

• 厚朴

Noun

朴 (hiragana ほお, rōmaji hō, historical hiragana ほほ)

1. Japanese bigleaf magnolia

Synonyms

• 朴 (ほお)の木 (き) (hōnoki), 厚朴 (こうぼく) (kōboku), 朴柏 (ほおがしわ) (hōgashiwa)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
朴
えのき Grade: S
Irregular

Pronunciation

• (Irregular reading)
  • (Tokyo) えのき [ènókí] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA^(key): [e̞no̞kʲi]

Alternative forms

• 榎

Noun

朴 (hiragana えのき, katakana エノキ, rōmaji enoki)

1. Chinese hackberry

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Korean

Hanja

朴 • (bak)

• Eumhun:
  • Sound (hangeul): 박 (revised: bak, McCune–Reischauer: pak, Yale: pak)
  • Name (hangeul): 후박나무

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Vietnamese

Han character

朴 (phắc, phác, vóc)

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