博 bó
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 十 — ten, tenth
- Made of
- 十 ten, tenth 尃 to announce, to state
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
博学
bóxué
learned; erudite
Characters in this word
学 xué
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 子 — son, child
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 这位教授不仅博学，而且善于把复杂理论讲得清楚而有趣。 Zhè wèi jiàoshòu bùjǐn bóxué, érqiě shànyú bǎ fùzá lǐlùn jiǎng de qīngchu ér yǒuqù. This professor is not only erudite, but also good at explaining complex theories clearly and interestingly.
- 他读过很多书，是一个非常博学的人。 Tā dú guò hěn duō shū, shì yí ge fēicháng bóxué de rén. He has read a lot of books and is a very learned person.
- 大家都佩服这位博学的老人，什么问题他都能回答。 Dàjiā dōu pèifú zhè wèi bóxué de lǎorén, shénme wèntí tā dōu néng huídá. Everyone admires this learned old man, because he can answer any question.
Related words
- 博客 bókè blog
- 博览会 bólǎnhuì exhibition
- 博士 bóshì doctorate; doctoral student
- 博物馆 bówùguǎn museum
- 微博 wēibó microblog
- 博大精深 bódàjīngshēn broad and profound
- 博弈 bóyì strategic game; strategic interaction
- 赌博 dǔbó gambling; to gamble
- 学生 xuésheng student
- 大学 dàxué university
- 大学生 dàxuéshēng university student
- 放学 fàngxué to finish classes (for the day)