Dong Chinese dictionary

bó

gamble

Phonosemantic compound. 忄 represents the meaning and 尃 represents the sound.

Components

忄 Meaning component

xin, xīn

heart

忄 is a component form of 心.

尃 Sound component

fū

state, announce

愽 and 尃 don't sound similar in modern Mandarin due to historical phonetic changes. They were more similar in older Chinese.

Evolution

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

bó

gamble, play games; wide, broad

bó

old variant of 博[bó]

Most common words with 愽

Sources