Unicode: U+52C3

Pinyin: bó bèi

Definition

bó:* 突然,忽然。 ~然(①突然,如"~~大怒";②兴起的样子,如"~~作色")。 * 变色的样子。 ~腾腾(怒气上冲的样子)。 * 旺盛,兴起。 ~起。~发。~蓬。 bèi:* 同"悖",违背事理,惑乱糊涂

suddenly, sudden, quick

Structure

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Related substructures

Precursors

Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
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Clerical Script
c. 300 BCE–220 CE (emerged late Warring States/Qin; dominant Han)
A practical script that evolved from late Warring States/Qin writing; it matured and became dominant in the Han dynasty, favoring faster, more rectilinear strokes.Wikipedia ->
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Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
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Last Modified: 2026-01-29 11:48 UTC