懂中文 Dong Chinese

朴

piáo, pò, pǔ

surname Piao

Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 卜 represents the sound. Simplified form of 樸.

Components
木 meaning component

木  Meaning component

mù

  

tree

卜 sound component

卜  Sound component

bo, bǔ

  

fortune telling

Evolution

朴 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
朴 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
朴 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
朴 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

朴  

Piáo

surname Piao; Korean surname (Park, Pak, or Bak); also pr. [Pú]

朴  

pò

Celtis sinensis var. japonica

朴 (樸) 

pǔ

simple, honest; plain; rough; plain and simple; Taiwan pr. [pú]

Most common words with 朴
Freq.
Word
Meaning

朴

plain and simple

朴素

unadorned

朴实

plain

质朴

simple

古朴

simple and unadorned (of art, architecture etc)