簿 (bù) — book, register (bound form, used in compound words)
Definition
簿 (bù) is a bound form meaning 'register' or 'ledger' — it almost never stands alone and always appears inside a compound (账簿, 户口簿). The common everyday word for a notebook is 本子, not 簿子.
bound form
bookregister (bound form, used in compound words)
Examples
- 。Zhè shì yì běn zhàng bù.This is an account book.
- 簿。Qǐng bǎ xìng míng dēng rù hù kǒu bù.Please register the name into the household register.
- 簿，。Tā yǒu yì běn bù zi, zhuān mén jì bǐ jì.She has a notebook specifically for taking notes.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
Sound part声符shēngfú
溥
溥pǔ簿bù
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.
簿 used for book, pairs 竹 (bamboo) with 溥; 竹 is the meaning part and 溥 gives the sound.
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