菩

Information about character(s)

Radical: 艸
Radical Strokes: 6
Additional Strokes: 8
Total Strokes: 11

Pronunciation

Pinyin: bèi, bó, pú
Cantonese: pou4
JapaneseKun: HOTOKEGUSA
JapaneseOn: HAI BO
Korean: PO
Vietnamese: bồ

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: herb, aromatic plant

CE-Dict: Bodhisattva

Soothill: A kind of fragrant grass.

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.a fragrant herb
2.the sacred tree of the Buddhists

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《艸部》菩艸也。从艸咅聲。

康熙字典文字版 【申集上】【艸字部】菩
【唐韻】薄亥切，音倍。【說文】草也。【齊民要術】凡榖田，二月上旬及麻菩楊生種者爲上時。　又【九經考異】《易》豐其蔀。鄭𦵮作菩，小席也。　又【廣韻】蒲北切，音匐。義同。　又房久切，音阜。香草。【周禮·夏官·大馭註】以菩芻棘柏爲神主。　又【玉篇】薄胡切，音蒲。菩提，樹名。【酉陽雜俎】樹出摩伽陀國。又【柳宗元·無姓和尚𥓓註】佛書云：菩提薩埵，言覺有情也，從𥳑稱菩薩。【綱目集覽】《釋典》：菩之爲言了也。

CF-Dict: Bodhisattva

Han-De-Dict: Bodhisattva (u.E.) (S)