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柏
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bǎi / bó / bò · cypress, cedar

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Readings & meanings

柏 has 3 dictionary pronunciations. The examples show how each reading behaves in real words.

bǎi

cedar; cypress; Taiwan pr. [bo2]

柏树bǎi shù · cypress tree
bó

(used for transcribing names)

丝柏sī bó · cypress
bò

used in 黃柏|黄柏[huang2 bo4]; Taiwan pr. [bo2]

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Character anatomy

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柏=
木mùwood
+白báiwhite
Writing notes

Shape and proportion

9Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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木Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 柏

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bǎicedar; cypress; Taiwan pr. [bo2]
bó(used for transcribing names)
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Example sentences

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Zhè piàn sēn lín de shù zhǔ yàoshi bǎi shù.这片森林的树主要是柏树。

The main type of tree in this part of the forest is the cypress.

Source: Tatoeba #690098 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè tiáo jiē pū shàng le bǎi yóu.這條街鋪上了柏油。

The street is paved with asphalt.

Source: Tatoeba #872208 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bólātú shì wǒ de péng yǒu, dàn yú wǒ, zhēn lǐ bǐ zhè gèng zhòng yào.柏拉图是我的朋友，但于我，真理比这更重要。

Plato is my friend, but the truth is worth more to me.

Source: Tatoeba #1733431 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bólín shì dé guó de shǒudū.柏林是德國的首都。

Berlin is the capital of Germany.

Source: Tatoeba #13231335 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā zuó nián qù le bólín.他昨年去了柏林。

He went to Berlin last year.

Source: Tatoeba #4444769 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ zài bǎi bǎi yǔ kè shàng shàng le xǐ shǒu jiàn.我在柏柏語課上上了洗手間。

I went to the bathroom during the Berber class.

Source: Tatoeba #13556584 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 柏 in context

  1. Say bǎi / bó / bò, then recall the core meaning: cypress, cedar.
  2. Write all 9 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 柏树 (bǎi shù), meaning “cypress tree”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 柏 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.