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)

References

KangXi: 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, 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, SP): bo²
Cantonese
(Guangzhou, Jyutping): but³, but⁶
(Taishan, Wiktionary): bot⁴
Gan (Wiktionary): bot⁶
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): pat
(Meixian, Guangdong): bad⁵
Jin (Wiktionary): bah⁴
Min Bei (KCR): buŏi
Min Dong (BUC): buák
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): poah / poat
(Teochew, Peng'im): buah⁴
Wu (Wiktionary): peq (T4)
Xiang (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): /pwɔ⁵⁵/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: bo²
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: bo
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /po²¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - 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 Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pat
  - Hakka Romanization System: bad`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: bad⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /pat̚²/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: bad⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /pat̚¹/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: bah⁴
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /paʔ²/
Min Bei
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: buŏi
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /puɛ²⁴/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: buák
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /puɑʔ²⁴/
Min Nan
- (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;
poat - literary.

- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: buah⁴
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: puah
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /puaʔ²/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: peq (T4)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pəʔ⁵⁵/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: bo⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /po²⁴/

Middle Chinese: /puɑt̚/

Rime
Character	缽
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	幫 (1)
Final (韻)	桓 (64)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	北末切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/puɑt̚/
Pan Wuyun	/pʷɑt̚/
Shao Rongfen	/puɑt̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/pwat̚/
Li Rong	/puɑt̚/
Wang Li	/puɑt̚/
Bernard 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

Derived terms from 缽

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
沿門托缽／沿门托钵
沿門持缽／沿门持钵
沿門託缽／沿门托钵
法缽／法钵
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
髹缽／髹钵
齋缽／斋钵
龍缽／龙钵

Japanese

Kanji

缽

(uncommon “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