Hanja Analyzer
茯

茯 — bok

Meaning and reading as used in Korean (hanja).

Korean reading
복령 복
Romanization
bok
English
China root; Wolfiporia extensa
Mandarin
fú
Japanese on'yomi
ブク, フク, ホク, ボク, ヒ
Japanese usage
Not on either list
Strokes
9
Radical
艸 (140, 6 residual)
Phonetic component
伏(복)
Unicode
U+832F

Parts that make up 茯

  • 艹 풀 초variant of 艸 돋아난 풀잎 둘풀·나물·약초. 글자 위에 얹힌다
  • 伏 엎드릴 복, 알 안을 부sound

Korean example words with 茯

  • 복신茯神 Korean gloss: 소나무의 뿌리에 난 복령(茯苓). 이뇨제로 쓰인다.
  • 복령균茯笭菌 Korean gloss: 진균류에 속하는 복령속의 곰팡이. 증식 기관을 가지고 있다.
  • 토복령土茯笭 Korean gloss: 청미래덩굴의 뿌리. 열을 내리고 습을 없애며 독을 푼다. 매독, 헌데, 악창, 수은 중독 따위에 쓴다.
  • 목복령木茯笭 Korean gloss: 우리나라를 비롯한 중국, 일본의 낙엽송 따위의 침엽수 줄기에서 기생하는 균핵. 건위, 이질, 제한제로 사용한다.

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 茯

  • 茯苓ぶくりょう Poria cocos (species of basidiomycete used in Chinese medicine)
  • 土茯苓どぶくりょう Smilax glabra (species of sarsaparilla, used esp. to refer to its dried rhizome, used in Chinese medicine)
  • 桂枝茯苓丸けいしぶくりょうがん keishibukuryōgan; traditional Chinese medicine prescribed for gynecological disorders

Characters sharing the phonetic 伏

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike. Most of this group are read “복” in Korean.

Other hanja read “복”

Other hanja with radical 艸

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