勃

Information about character(s)

Radical: 力
Radical Strokes: 2
Additional Strokes: 7
Total Strokes: 9
Variants: 艴

Pronunciation

Pinyin: bó
Cantonese: but6
JapaneseKun: NIWAKANI OKORU
JapaneseOn: BOTSU HOTSU
Korean: PAL
Vietnamese: bột

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: suddenly, sudden, quick

CE-Dict: flourishing/prosperous/suddenly/abruptly

Soothill: Shooting plants; a comet.

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.suddenly

懶蟲簡明漢英詞典: suddenly

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《力部》勃排也。从力孛聲。

康熙字典文字版 【子集下】【力字部】勃
【唐韻】【韻會】【正韻】蒲沒切【集韻】薄沒切，𠀤音孛。【說文】排也。从力，孛聲。【徐曰】勃然興起，有所排擠也。又【玉篇】卒也。【韻會】勃卒，旋放之貌。又變色貌。【論語】色勃如也。又姓。【韻會】梁武帝攺豫章王姓勃氏。又通作渤。【前漢·地理志】薊南通齊趙勃碣之閒。【註】師古曰：勃，勃海也。又【韻補】叶皮列切，便入聲。【蘇轍·滕王閣詩】餘思屬江湖，登臨寄遺堞。驕王應笑滕，狂客亦矜勃。【註】王勃，唐人。

CF-Dict: subitement/brusquement/soudainement/abondant/exubérant