礴

Translingual

Han character

礴 (Kangxi radical 112, 石+16, 21 strokes, cangjie input 一口廿水戈 (MRTEI), composition ⿰石薄)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 839, character 5
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 24597
• Dae Jaweon: page 1256, character 10
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2464, character 3
• Unihan data for U+7934

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Chinese

trad.		礴
simp. #		礴

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bó (bo²)

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄛˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bok³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): po̍k

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bó
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄛˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bó
    • Wade–Giles: po²
    • Yale: bwó
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bor
    • Palladius: бо (bo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pu̯ɔ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: bok³
    • Yale: bok
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bok⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: bog³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɔːk̚³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: po̍k
    • Tâi-lô: po̍k
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pok
    • IPA (Xiamen): /pɔk̚⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pɔk̚²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /pɔk̚¹²¹/

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• Middle Chinese: bak

Rime
Character	礴
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	並 (3)
Final (韻)	鐸 (104)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	傍各切
Baxter	bak
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/bwɑk̚/
Pan Wuyun	/bʷɑk̚/
Shao Rongfen	/buɑk̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/bwak̚/
Li Rong	/buɑk̚/
Wang Li	/buɑk̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/bʱwɑk̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	bó
Expected Cantonese Reflex	bok6

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 礴

1. Used in 磅礴 (pángbó, “boundless; majestic”).
2. ^† (of waves) to pound; to strike

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Japanese

Kanji

礴

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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Readings

• On (unclassified): はく (haku), ばく (baku)
• Kun: まじる (majiru)