蔔

bó

used in 胡萝卜, 萝卜

How to write 蔔, stroke by stroke

Ideographic: Vegetables 艹 that are buried in the ground 匐; 匐 also provides the pronunciation

Made of 艹 + 匐

胡蘿蔔hú luó bocarrot
蘿蔔luó boradish (Raphanus sativus), esp. daikon
占卜zhān bǔto divine
白蘿蔔bái luó bodaikon; white radish (Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus)
紅蘿蔔hóng luó bocarrot; red radish
預卜yù bǔto foretell; to predict
卜占bǔ zhānto divine; to prophesy; to foretell the future
卜問bǔ wènto predict by divining; to consult the oracle
卜宅bǔ zháito choose a capital by divination; to choose a home; to choose one's burial place by divination
卜居bǔ jūto choose a home
卜征bǔ zhēngto ask oracle for war forecast
卜甲bǔ jiǎoracle tortoise shell

他是個花心大蘿蔔。
tā shì gè huā xīn dà luó bo 。
He's a philanderer.
胡蘿蔔為我的餐點增添了色彩。
hú luó bo wéi wǒ de cān diǎn zēng tiān le sè cǎi 。
Carrots add color to my meals.
吃胡蘿蔔可以治夜盲症。
chī hú luó bo kě yǐ zhì yè máng zhèng 。
Eating carrots can help cure night blindness.
他喜歡吃生胡蘿蔔。
tā xǐ huān chī shēng hú luó bo 。
He likes to eat raw carrots.
白兔喜歡吃胡蘿蔔。
bái tù xǐ huān chī hú luó bo 。
Rabbits like to eat carrots.