朴 (piáo) — a surname

Definition

noun
a surname
Easily confused

Examples

  • 朴。
    piáo Xiān sheng shì wǒ men de hàn yǔ lǎo shī.
    Mr. Piao is our Chinese teacher.
  • 朴？。
    Nǐ rèn shi piáo xiǎo jiě ma? tā shì wǒ de tóng xué.
    Do you know Miss Piao? She is my classmate.
  • 朴。
    Tīng shuō piáo jiā zhù zài běi jīng.
    I heard that Piao's family lives in Beijing.

Origin

Sound + meaning
六书liùshū
形声xíngshēng

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
木木mù
Sound part声符shēngfú
卜
卜bǔ朴Piáo
Same sound today

朴 pairs 木, a tree or wood, with 卜, which gives the sound.

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