Bu is pronounced bǔ in the family name.

Basic Character Meaning:

Bu, commonly used in Chinese, is pronounced bǔ, bo (light sound), first seen in oracle bone inscriptions, whose original meaning was to burn the bones of the armor and take the signs of good and bad luck, like the shape of a moxa turtle. It is said that the sign of the turtle is from (vertical) and horizontal". After the derivation of a variety of activities used to predict good and bad luck, but also refers to speculation, estimation, selection, giving, verification, confirmation and so on. strong>

Character evolution

Etymology

Wenyan version of the Shuo Wen Jie Zi (说文解字)：Bu, burning peeling turtles are also like moxibustion turtles in the shape of a turtle. It is also said that the turtle is the sign from the horizontal. All the genera of divination are from Bu.

The vernacular version of "Shuo Wen Jie Zi" (说文解字): Bu (卜), burning and cracking the armor of a tortoise, like burning the armor of a tortoise. According to one theory, "Bu" looks like the cracks in a tortoise's armor after it has been scorched. All the characters related to Bu adopt Bu as a radical.

Group word explanation:

1, radish

Also known as Laptop. Biennial or annual herb. Leaves are pinnately divided, flowers white or lavender. The main root is fat, cylindrical or spherical, is one of the common vegetables. The seeds are used for medicinal purposes and are called lysimachia.

2. divining

Choosing a place to live.

3, divination

In the Yin Dynasty, the time of divination, the reason, the fulfillment, etc. engraved on the tortoise shell or animal bone records.

4, Undiscovered

Unpredictable; unpredictable

5, Asking for Divination

Superstitious people use divination and fortune-telling to solve their doubts.

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