缽

See also: 鉢 and 钵

缽	U+7F3D, 缽 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-7F3D

← 缼
[U+7F3C]

CJK Unified Ideographs

缾 →
[U+7F3E]

Translingual

Traditional	缽
Shinjitai	鉢
Simplified	钵

Han character

缽 (Kangxi radical 121, 缶+5, 11 strokes, cangjie input 人山木一 (OUDM), four-corner 8474₉, composition ⿰缶本)

Derived characters

𠼭

References

Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 945, character 17
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 28136
Dae Jaweon: page 1385, character 23
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 2936, character 6
Unihan data for U+7F3D

Chinese

trad.		缽/鉢
simp.		钵
alternative forms		盋／钵𥁅𥁈

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (本) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	Old Chinese
本	*pɯːnʔ
笨	pɯːnʔ, bɯːnʔ
苯	*pɯːnʔ
翉	*pʰɯːnʔ
体	*bɯːnʔ
鉢	*poːd
缽	*poːd

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *poːd): semantic 缶 (“pot”) + phonetic 本 (OC *pɯːnʔ). Originally written as 鉢 (OC *poːd) or 盋 (OC *poːd).

Etymology

Short for 缽多羅／钵多罗 (bōduōluó), from Sanskrit पात्र (pātra, “(drinking) vessel; bowl; cup; plate; etc.”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): bō (bo¹)

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄛ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): bo²
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): but³ / but⁶

(Taishan, Wiktionary): bot⁴
Gan (Wiktionary): bot⁶
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): pat

(Hailu, HRS): bad

(Meixian, Guangdong): bad⁵

(Changting, Changting Pinyin): bai²
Jin (Wiktionary): bah⁴
Northern Min (KCR): buŏi
Eastern Min (BUC): buák
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): buah⁶ / buoh⁶
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): poah / poat

(Teochew, Peng'im): buah⁴
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁷peq
Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): bo⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bō
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄛ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bo
  - Wade–Giles: po¹
  - Yale: bwō
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bo
  - Palladius: бо (bo)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pu̯ɔ⁵⁵/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: bo²
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: bo
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /po²¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: but³ / but⁶
  - Yale: but / buht
  - Cantonese Pinyin: but⁸ / but⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: bud³ / bud⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /puːt̚³/, /puːt̚²/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: bot⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pᵘɔt̚²¹/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: bot⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɵt̚⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pat
  - Hakka Romanization System: bad^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: bad⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /pat̚²/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: bad
  - Sinological IPA: /pat⁵/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: bad⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /pat̚¹/
- (Changting)
  - Changting Pinyin: bai²
  - Sinological IPA: /pai²⁴/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: bah⁴
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /paʔ²/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: buŏi
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /puɛ²⁴/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: buák
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /puɑʔ²⁴/
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: buah⁶
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: buah
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /puaʔ²¹/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: buoh⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /puoʔ²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: poah / poat
  - Tâi-lô: puah / puat
  - Phofsit Daibuun: poaq, poad
  - IPA (Xiamen): /puaʔ³²/, /puat̚³²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /puaʔ⁵/, /puat̚⁵/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /puaʔ³²/, /puat̚³²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /puaʔ³²/, /puat̚³²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /puaʔ³²/, /puat̚³²/

Note:

poah - vernacular (bowl, basin, pot);
poat - literary.

(Teochew)
- Peng'im: buah⁴
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: puah
- Sinological IPA ^(key): /puaʔ²/

Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁷peq
  - MiniDict: peh^入
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁴peq
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /pəʔ⁵⁵/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: bo⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /po²⁴/

Middle Chinese: pat

Rime
Character	缽
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	幫 (1)
Final (韻)	末 (64)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	北末切
Baxter	pat
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/puɑt̚/
Pan Wuyun	/pʷɑt̚/
Shao Rongfen	/puɑt̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/pwat̚/
Li Rong	/puɑt̚/
Wang Li	/puɑt̚/
Bernhard Karlgren	/puɑt̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	bo
Expected Cantonese Reflex	but³

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*poːd/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	缽
Reading #	1/1
No.	480
Phonetic component	本
Rime group	月
Rime subdivision	1
Corresponding MC rime	撥
Old Chinese	/*poːd/
Notes	鉢晚起字

Definitions

缽

(Buddhism) monk's alms bowl
bowl; basin; pot (often made of earthenware or metal)

Synonyms

(bowl): (regional) 缽頭／钵头 (bōtóu)

Compounds

三摩缽提 / 三摩钵提
乳缽 / 乳钵 (rǔbō)
付衣缽 / 付衣钵
佛缽 / 佛钵
傳缽袋 / 传钵袋
傳衣缽 / 传衣钵
優曇缽 / 优昙钵
優缽曇 / 优钵昙
優缽羅 / 优钵罗
四缽 / 四钵
墮羅缽底 / 堕罗钵底
家缽 / 家钵
寶缽 / 宝钵
展缽 / 展钵
托缽 / 托钵
托缽人 / 托钵人
持缽 / 持钵
捺缽 / 捺钵
擂缽 / 擂钵 (léibō)
擊缽 / 击钵
擊缽催詩 / 击钵催诗
木缽 / 木钵
杖缽 / 杖钵
根缽子 / 根钵子
歙缽 / 歙钵
水缽 / 水钵
沙缽 / 沙钵
法缽 / 法钵
沿門托缽 / 沿门托钵
沿門持缽 / 沿门持钵
沿門託缽 / 沿门托钵
火缽 / 火钵
營養缽 / 营养钵
瓦缽 / 瓦钵
瓶缽 / 瓶钵
畢缽羅 / 毕钵罗
盆滿缽滿 / 盆满钵满 (pénmǎnbōmǎn)
盆頭缽仔 / 盆头钵仔
石缽 / 石钵
研缽 / 研钵 (yánbō)
納缽 / 纳钵
缽仔糕 / 钵仔糕 (bōzǎigāo)
缽吒 / 钵吒
缽單 / 钵单
缽囊 / 钵囊
缽塞莫 / 钵塞莫
缽多羅 / 钵多罗 (bōduōluó)
缽子 / 钵子 (bōzi)
缽拏 / 钵拿
缽授 / 钵授
缽特摩 / 钵特摩
缽略 / 钵略
缽盂 / 钵盂 (bōyú)
缽盂精 / 钵盂精
缽盂頭 / 钵盂头
缽袋 / 钵袋
缽那 / 钵那
缽釪 / 钵𰽗
缽錢 / 钵钱
缽頭 / 钵头 (bōtóu)
缽龍 / 钵龙
花缽仔 / 花钵仔
蒜缽子 / 蒜钵子
行缽 / 行钵
衣缽 / 衣钵 (yībō)
衣缽塔 / 衣钵塔
衣缽相傳 / 衣钵相传
衣缽真傳 / 衣钵真传
託缽 / 托钵
鐵缽 / 铁钵
降龍缽 / 降龙钵
雲缽 / 云钵
顩缽羅 / 𱂫钵罗
飯缽 / 饭钵 (fànbō)
髹缽 / 髹钵
齋缽 / 斋钵
龍缽 / 龙钵

References

“缽”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎^[1], 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
“Entry #5670”, in 臺灣客語辭典 [Dictionary of Taiwan Hakka] (overall work in Chinese and Hakka), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2022.
周存 [Zhōu, Cún], editor (2023), “钵”, in 长汀话词典 CHANGTINGHUA CIDIAN [Dictionary of Changting Dialect] (overall work in Hakka and Mandarin), Guangzhou: 世界图书出版有限公司 [World Book Publishing Co., Ltd.], →ISBN, page 11.
莆田市荔城区档案馆 [Putian City Licheng District Archives], editor (2022), “钵”, in 莆仙方言文读字汇 [Puxian Dialect Literary Reading Dictionary] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), page 18.
李如龙 [Li, Ru-long], 刘福铸 [Liu, Fu-zhu], 吴华英 [Wu, Hua-ying], 黄国城 [Huang, Guo-cheng] (2019) “钵”, in 莆仙方言调查报告 [Investigation Report on Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 220.

Japanese

Kanji

缽

(Hyōgai kanji)

earthenware basin
alms bowl

Readings

Go-on: はち (hachi)
Kan-on: はつ (hatsu)

Vietnamese

Han character

缽: Hán Nôm readings: bát

bowl