跛

跛

Pronunciationbǒ
Five Elements水
Strokes12 strokes

Basic Info

Pronunciation bǒ
Five Elements 水
Fortune 无
Radical 足
Simplified Strokes 12 strokes
Traditional Strokes 12 strokes

Naming Meaning

Kangxi Dictionary

View Original Page 1224
View Original Page 1224
You Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Foot (zú) 跛 Kangxi stroke count: 12 Page 1224, Entry 05 Ancient form. Pronounced bo. Shuowen Jiezi (Shuowen): To walk with an uneven gait. Another definition is to push with the foot. Pianhai: A disability affecting one leg. Book of Changes (Yijing), Lue Hexagram: The lame can walk. Book of Rites (Liji), Questioning of Mourning: The lame do not stomp (as part of mourning rituals). Guliang Zhuan: Sun Liangfu of the State of Wei was lame. Also pronounced bei. To lean or rely on one side. Book of Rites (Liji), Summary of the Rules of Propriety: When standing, do not lean on one leg. Commentary: Bo means to lean to one side. Book of Rites (Liji), Vessels of Rites: The officials leaned and slouched while overseeing the sacrifice. Commentary: To lean to one side is bo; to rely on an object for support is yi. Also pronounced po. Used in personal names. Leipian: In the State of Chu, there was a man named Wei Bo.

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