servant

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
亻 meaning component

  Meaning component

rén

  

person

person

菐 sound component

  Sound component

  

(beat against), tedious

Evolution

僕 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
僕 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
僕 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
僕 Clerical script Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Clerical script

Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
僕 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

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slave, servant, I; servant

Most common words with 僕
Freq.
Word
Meaning

仆人

servant

女仆

drudge

to fall forward

公仆

public servant

风尘仆仆

fig. travel-worn

Component uses

Sound component in 1 character (0 verified)