抱 朴 子

Bào pǔ zǐdictionary entry

Baopuzi, collection of essays by Ge Hong 葛洪[Gě Hóng] on alchemy, immortality, legalism, society etc

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Original source entry:

抱朴子 抱朴子 [Bao4 pu3 zi3] /Baopuzi, collection of essays by Ge Hong 葛洪[Ge3 Hong2] on alchemy, immortality, legalism, society etc/

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Character information

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抱
bào
to hold / to carry (in one's arms) / to hug / to embrace / to surround / to cherish / (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely
朴
pō
used in 朴刀[pō dāo]
pò
Celtis sinensis var. japonica
pǔ
(bound form) plain / simple / Taiwan pr. [pú]
Piáo
surname Piao / Korean surname (Park, Pak or Bak) / also pr. [Pú]
子
zǐ
son / child / seed / egg / small thing / 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat / viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wǔ děng jué wèi] / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) / subsidiary / subordinate / (prefix) sub-
zi
noun suffix, as in 椅子[yǐ zi] "chair"

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