孛

孛 (Kangxi radical 39, 子+4, 7 strokes, cangjie input 十月弓木 (JBND), four-corner 4040₇, composition ⿱⿱十冖子)

• 侼, 挬, 哱, 餑(饽), 浡, 悖, 桲, 脖, 綍, 誖, 鋍, 馞, 郣, 勃, 鵓(鹁), 荸

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 278, character 8
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 6949
• Dae Jaweon: page 546, character 1
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1011, character 5
• Unihan data for U+5B5B

Historical forms of the character 孛
Shang	Western Zhou	Spring and Autumn	Warring States	Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
Oracle bone script	Bronze inscriptions	Bronze inscriptions	Chu slip and silk script	Small seal script

Ideogrammic compound (會意／会意) : 𣎵 (“growth”) + 子 (“child”) – growing; vibrant; spirited. Original form of 勃 (OC *bɯːd, “exuberant”).

孛

1. ^† luxuriant; lush; flourishing
2. ^† radiance of comets; comet

   星孛  ―  xīngbèi  ―  comet

3. ^† Alternative form of 悖 (“disorderly; deviant; conflicting”)
4. a surname

孛

1. ^† prefix particle in certain nouns
2. ^† Original form of 勃 (bó, “to change countenance; to become agitated”).

(Hyōgai kanji)

1. to happen suddenly
2. comet

From Middle Chinese 孛 (MC bwot); compare Mandarin 孛 (bó):

• Go-on: ぼち (bochi)^{←ぼち (boti, historical)}
• Kan-on: ほつ (hotsu)^{←ほつ (fotu, historical)}
• Kan’yō-on: ぼつ (botsu)

From Middle Chinese 孛 (MC bwojH); compare Mandarin 孛 (bèi):

• Go-on: ばい (bai)^{←ばい (bai, historical)}
• Kan-on: はい (hai)^{←はい (fai, historical)}

From native Japanese roots:

• Kun: ひころう (hikorou, 孛う)^{←ひころふ (fikorofu, 孛ふ, historical)}

孛 (eumhun 살별 패 (salbyeol pae))

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孛 (eumhun 안색 변할 발 (ansaek byeonhal bal))

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孛: Hán Việt readings: bột
孛: Nôm readings: bụt

1. Nôm form of Bụt (“Buddha”).