薄 — bak

Parts that make up 薄

How 薄 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 薄 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 艸, 溥.

Korean example words with 薄

• 박리薄利 Korean gloss: 적은 이익
• 박봉薄俸 Korean gloss: 적은 봉급
• 박토薄土 Korean gloss: 메마른 땅
• 박편薄片 Korean gloss: 얇은 조각
• 박황薄況 Korean gloss: 적은 봉급
• 박석薄石 Korean gloss: 얇고 넓적한 돌
• 박모薄暮 Korean gloss: 해가 진 뒤 어스레한 동안
• 박착薄着 Korean gloss: 주로 겨울옷을 썩 얇게 입음
• 박암薄暗 Korean gloss: 어두울락 말락 할 정도의 어둠
• 박빙薄氷 Korean gloss: 근소한 차이를 비유적으로 이르는 말
• 박상薄賞 Korean gloss: 얼마 안 되는 상. 또는 상을 박하게 주는 것
• 박색薄色 Korean gloss: 아주 못생긴 얼굴. 또는 그런 사람. 흔히 여자에게 많이 쓴다

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

Japanese words with 薄

• 希薄きはく thin (air); weak (liquid); dilute
• 薄れるうすれる to fade; to become dim
• 薄いうすい thin (of an object); pale; light
• 精神薄弱せいしんはくじゃく feeble-mindedness; intellectual disability
• 薄暗いうすぐらい dim; gloomy
• 肉薄にくはく closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard
• 手薄てうす shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned
• 薄膜うすまく thin film
• 薄力粉はくりきこ cake flour; pastry flour
• 薄切りうすぎり thin slice; slicing thin
• 薄板うすいた thin board; veneer; thin sheet of steel (3 mm or less)
• 品薄しなうす shortage of stock; scarcity of goods; being in short supply

Characters sharing the phonetic 溥

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 “박” in Korean.

Other hanja read “박”

Other hanja with radical 艸