布

佈
bù
巾 + 𠂇
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Definitions

bù (noun) cloth; fabric
bù (verb) to spread; to distribute
bù (verb) to announce; to make known

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 巾 represents the meaning and 父 represents the sound.

About

The character 布 is a phonosemantic compound. Historically, the upper component 父 supplied the sound, and the lower component 巾, depicting a towel or cloth, supplied the meaning , thus pointing to textiles. In today's script, the top has become 𠂇, losing the phonetic clue. The primary meaning is cloth, fabric, or textiles (originally hemp or cotton). The verb senses 'to spread, declare, announce, arrange' grew out of the image of unrolling and spreading a cloth, and they endure in words about distribution and publishing.

Example Sentences Hide

妈妈买了一块新布。

Māma mǎi le yī kuài xīn bù.

Mom bought a new piece of cloth.

这块布的颜色很漂亮。

Zhè kuài bù de yánsè hěn piàoliang.

The color of this cloth is very beautiful.

她用布做了一个书包。

Tā yòng bù zuò le yī gè shūbāo.

She made a school bag with cloth.

桌子上铺着一块蓝布。

Zhuōzi shàng pū zhe yī kuài lán bù.

There is a blue cloth spread on the table.

学校公布了考试时间。

Xuéxiào gōngbù le kǎoshì shíjiān.

The school announced the exam schedule.

他负责布置会议场地。

Tā fùzé bùzhì huìyì chǎngdì.

He is responsible for arranging the meeting venue.

政府颁布了新的法规。

Zhèngfǔ bānbù le xīn de fǎguī.

The government promulgated new regulations.

这款手机具备布防功能。

Zhè kuǎn shǒujī jùbèi bùfáng gōngnéng.

This mobile phone has a burglar alarm function.

Related Characters

Composed characters:

希 怖 钸 鈽 㘵 佈

Component: 巾

常 市 带 帝 帮 席 币 幕 幅 帕 帐 饰 帽 帅

Component: 𠂇

有 友 左 右 灰 戎 冇 厷

Example Words

布置 公布 吕布 乔布斯 宣布 布丁 发布 伊斯坦布尔 布局 布景 分布 分布图 卡布奇诺 卡萨布兰卡 哥伦布 密布 尿布 布什 布偶 布娃娃 布拉格 布控 布料 布施