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卜 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
卜 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
卜 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
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卜 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
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卜 Stroke Order — How to Write 卜

Stroke Order

卜 is written in 2 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 卜, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

卜 Radical and Character Components

Components:丨丶

卜 is a pictograph. A crack on an oracle bone.

Radical: 卜 + 0 more strokes

卜 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • bǔ

Meanings of 卜 in Chinese

1

bǔ卜

An ancient practice of divination, typically by interpreting cracks on heated tortoise shells or animal bones to foretell fortune.
古人常常通过占卜来预测未来。
Ancient people often predicted the future through divination.
To divine or foretell, often through traditional methods like divination blocks or fortune sticks, to predict good or ill fortune.
老奶奶每年都会去庙里求签问卜。
The old lady goes to the temple every year to draw lots and divine.
To choose or select a place, especially for residence or settlement.
他们决定卜居在这片宁静的乡村。
They decided to settle down in this peaceful countryside.

Common Words and Phrases with 卜

1
bǔ卜cí辞
Oracle inscriptions carved on tortoiseshells or animal bones from the Shang Dynasty, primarily used for divination.
考古学家在殷墟发现了大量刻有卜辞的甲骨，为研究商代历史提供了珍贵资料。
Archaeologists discovered a large number of oracle bones inscribed with divinatory texts at the Yinxu site, providing valuable materials for studying Shang Dynasty history.
2
bǔ卜gǔ骨
oracle bone
考古学家在遗址中发现了刻有文字的卜骨，揭示了古代文明的神秘面纱。
Archaeologists discovered oracle bones inscribed with characters at the ruins, revealing the mysterious veil of ancient civilization.
3
bǔ卜guà卦
fortune-telling; divination
她决定去寺庙卜卦，希望能为自己的未来方向找到一些启示。
She decided to go to the temple to practice divination, hoping to find some revelation for her future direction.
4
bǔ卜jiǎ甲
tortoise-shell used for divination
考古学家在遗址中发现了刻有文字的卜甲，这些卜甲是研究商代历史的重要物证。
Archaeologists discovered oracle bones inscribed with characters at the ruins, which are important physical evidence for studying Shang Dynasty history.
5
bǔ卜jū居
choose a place for residence
他辞去城里的工作后，决定到乡下卜居，过上宁静的生活。
After he resigned from his city job, he decided to choose a dwelling place in the countryside to live a peaceful life.
6
bǔ卜kè课
art of divination
老王因为心事重重，决定去寺庙找师傅卜课，希望能得到一些指引。
Burdened with worries, Old Wang decided to visit a master at the temple to perform divination, hoping to receive some guidance.
7
bǔ卜wèn问
to divine or consult an oracle to predict events; to ask a diviner for a fortune.
为了心中的疑惑，她决定去卜问一位智者。
To resolve the doubts in her heart, she decided to consult a sage through divination.
8
bǔ卜zhái宅
To choose a site for a capital, residence, or burial ground by divination.
传说中，古代君王在决定建立新都时，会请方士卜宅，以求得天时地利人和的吉地。
Legend has it that when ancient monarchs decided to establish a new capital, they would invite geomancers to divine for a site, seeking an auspicious place with propitious timing, favorable geography, and harmonious human relations.
9
bǔ卜zhòu昼bǔ卜yè夜
Day and night; continuously. It describes unrestrained revelry or working tirelessly and diligently around the clock.
她为了研究一种新药，经常卜昼卜夜地待在实验室里。
She often stayed in the lab day and night to research a new medicine.

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Questions about 卜

What does 卜 mean in Chinese?

卜 (bǔ) means “To divine or foretell” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 卜?

卜 is pronounced bǔ in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 卜 have?

卜 has 2 strokes.

How do you write 卜?

卜 is written in 2 strokes, starting from the radical 卜. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 卜?

The radical of 卜 is 卜, and 卜 is a pictograph.