钵 Stroke Order — How to Write 钵
钵 is written in 10 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 钅, 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.
钵 Radical and Character Components
钵 is a phono-semantic compound: 钅 (gold) carries the meaning, while 本 indicates the sound.
Radical: 钅 + 5 more strokes
钵 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- bō
Meanings of 钵 in Chinese
bō钵
Words with 钵
- yán研bō钵mortar
- yī衣bō钵mantle, teachings
- léi擂bō钵mortar
- rǔ乳bō钵mortar
- zhǐ指bō钵alms bowl
- mù木bō钵wooden bowl, wood bowl
- pén盆mǎn满bō钵mǎn满make a fortune, rake in money
Idioms with 钵
- yán沿mén门tuō托bō钵begging door to door
- yī衣bō钵xiāng相chuán传pass on master's legacy
- yán沿mén门chí持bō钵begging door-to-door for alms
- yī一píng瓶yī一bō钵simple, austere, or impoverished existence
- yī衣bō钵xiāng相chéng承inherit a master's mantle
- jī击bō钵cuī催shī诗compose poetry quickly under time pressure
- tuō托bō钵yán沿mén门begging for alms from door to door
- yī一bō钵yī一píng瓶extreme poverty or asceticism
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Open the tool →Questions about 钵
What does 钵 mean in Chinese?
钵 (bō) means “A ceramic bowl or basin” in Chinese.
How do you pronounce 钵?
钵 is pronounced bō in Mandarin Chinese.
How many strokes does 钵 have?
钵 has 10 strokes.
How do you write 钵?
钵 is written in 10 strokes, starting from the radical 钅. See the animated stroke order on this page.
What is the radical of 钵?
The radical of 钵 is 钅, and 钵 is a phono-semantic compound.