| Chinese Text Project | |
| Simplified Chinese version |
| 博 U+535A |  Seal script |  Jinwen | 愽 Alternate form Semantic variant |
| Radical: | 十+ 10 strokes = 12 strokes total. |
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| References: | Guangyun: p.508#31 Kangxi: p.157#13 Cihai: p.222r4c02 GSR: 771.a Hanyu: v1,p0066#02 |
| Composition: | Left: 十, right: 尃. Component of: 𮑀 𠽢 𣽡 𭧧 簙 𫓆 |
| Mandarin: | bó ㄅㄛˊ |
| Cantonese: | bok3 |
| Tang reconstruction: | *bɑk bɑk |
| Shuowen: | 《十部》博：大通也。从十从尃。尃，布也。 |
| Guangyun: | 《广韵·入声·铎·博》博：广也，大也，通也，从十尃亦州名春秋时齐之聊摄也，秦爲东郡地隋爲博州因博平县以名焉又姓古有博劳善相马也。补各切，二十。 |
| Kangxi: | 《康熙字典·十部·十》博：《唐韵》补各切《集韵》《韵会》《正韵》伯各切，𠀤邦入声。《说文》大通也。从十尃。尃，布也，亦声。《徐曰》十者，成数也。《玉篇》广也，通也。《增韵》普也。《荀子·修身篇》多闻曰博。又《韵会》贸易也。古琴曲有不博金。又六博，局戏。《家语》君子不博，爲其兼行恶道故也。又州名。《韵会》春秋，齐之聊摄随爲博州。又姓。《韵会》古有博劳，善相马。 |
| Fanqie: | 补各 (《广韵·入声·铎·博》) |
| Unihan definition: | gamble, play games; wide, broad |
Example usage
| 《论语·雍也》: | 子曰：“君子博学于文，约之以礼，亦可以弗畔矣夫！” |
| The Master said, "The superior man, extensively studying all learning, and keeping himself under the restraint of the rules of propriety, may thus likewise not overstep what is right." | |
| 《孟子·离娄下》: | 博弈好饮酒，不顾父母之养，二不孝也。 |
| The second is gambling and chess-playing, and being fond of wine, without attending to the nourishment of his parents. | |
| 《礼记·曲礼上》: | 博闻强识而让，敦善行而不怠，谓之君子。 |
| To acquire extensive information and remember retentively, while (at the same time) he is modest; to do earnestly what is good, and not become weary in so doing - these are the characteristics of him whom we call the superior man. | |
| 《孝经·三才》: | 先王见教之可以化民也，是故先之以博爱，而民莫遗其亲，陈之德义，而民兴行。 |
| The ancient kings, seeing how their teachings could transform the people, set before them therefore an example of the most extended love, and none of the people neglected their parents. They set forth to them (the nature of) virtue and righteousness, and the people roused themselves to the practice of them. | |
| 《扬子法言》: | 或问：“侍君子以博乎？” |
| Someone asked: Does one attend the junzi by playing chess? | |
| 《墨子·修身》: | 守道不笃，偏物不博，辩是非不察者，不足与游。 |
| And he who does not stand firm on principles and has neither wide knowledge nor penetrating judgment, is not worthy to be a companion. | |
| 《庄子·天地》: | 为圃者曰：“子非夫博学以拟圣，于于以盖众，独弦哀歌以卖名声于天下者乎？” |
| The other continued, 'Are you not the scholar whose great learning makes you comparable to a sage, who make it your boast that you surpass all others, who sing melancholy ditties all by yourself, thus purchasing a famous reputation throughout the kingdom?' | |
| 《道德经》: | 知者不博，博者不知。 |
| Those who know (the Dao) are not extensively learned; the extensively learned do not know it. | |
| 《商君书·垦令》: | 国之大臣诸大夫，博闻辨慧游居之事，皆无得为。 |
| If the Ministers of State and the Great Officers are not allowed to occupy themselves with extensive learning, brilliant discussions and idle living. | |
| 《史记·殷本纪》: | 与之博，令人为行。 |
| With these he played chess, ordering some one to make the moves for them. | |
| 《荀子·大略》: | 博而穷者，訾也。 |
| 《说苑·君道》: | 对曰：“人君之道清净无为，务在博爱，趋在任贤。” |
| 《春秋繁露·玉杯》: | 矿人主大节则知暗，大博则业厌。 |
| 《韩诗外传·卷一》: | 水火不积，则光炎不博：礼义不加乎国家，则功名不白。 |
| 《大戴礼记·主言》: | 虽有博地众民，不以其地治之，不可以霸主。 |
| 《白虎通德论·号》: | 尧犹嶢嶢也，至高之貌，清妙高远，优游博衍，众圣之主，百王之长也。 |
| 《新书·修政语上》: | 帝喾曰：德莫高于博爱人，而政莫高于博利人，故政莫大于信，治莫大于仁，吾慎此而已矣。 |
| 《新序·善谋》: | 夫以王壤土之博，人徒之众，兵革之强，一举事而树怨于楚，出令韩、魏归帝重于齐，是王失计也。 |
| 《中论·治学》: | 言不苟出，必以博闻。 |
| 《孔子家语·始诛》: | 一曰心逆而险，二曰行辟而坚，三曰言伪而辩，四曰记丑而博，五曰顺非而泽。 |
| 《潜夫论·赞学》: | 夫此十一君者，皆上圣也，犹待学问，其智乃博，其德乃硕，而况于凡人乎？ |
| 《论衡·命禄》: | 儒者明说一经，习之京师，明如匡穉圭，深如赵子都，初阶甲乙之科，迁转至郎博士。 |
| 《太玄经·中》: | 次六，月阙其博，不如开明于西。 |
| 《风俗通义》: | 又言武帝与仙人对博，碁没石中，马蹄迹处于今尚存，虚妄若此，非一事也。 |
| 《孔丛子·嘉言》: | 然言称先王，躬履廉让，洽闻强记，博物不穷，抑亦圣人之兴者乎？ |
| 《申鉴·政体》: | 以侈为博，以伉为高，以滥为通，遵礼谓之劬，守法谓之固，此荒国之风也。 |
| 《忠经·政理章》: | 德则在博而久。 |
| 《素书·求人之志章》: | 博学切问，所以广知。 |
| 《新语·道基》: | 夫人者、宽博浩大，恢廓密微，附远宁近，怀来万邦。 |
| 《独断·卷上》: | 社、稷二神功同，故同堂别坛，俱在未位，土地广博，不可徧覆，故封社稷。 |
| 《蔡中郎集·独断》: | 公侯三梁，卿大夫、尚书、博士两梁，千石、六百石以下一梁。 |
| 《列子·仲尼》: | 孔子曰：“圣则丘何敢，然则丘博学多识者也。” |
| 《鶡冠子·博选》: | 君也者，端神明者也，神明者，以人为本者也，人者，以贤圣为本者也，贤圣者，以博选为本者也，博选者，以五至为本者也。 |
| 《文子·精诚》: | 三皇五帝三王，殊事而同心，异路而同归，末世之学者，不知道之所体一德之所摠要取成事之迹跪坐而言之，虽博学多闻，不免于乱。 |
| 《列仙传·服闾》: | 有三仙人于祠中博赌瓜，雇闾，令担黄白瓜数十头，教令瞑目。 |
| 《老子河上公章句》: | 其德如是，乃为普博。 |
| 《韩非子·难言》: | 闳大广博，妙远不测，则见以为夸而无用。 |
| 《慎子·威德》: | 夫三王五伯之德，参于天地，通于鬼神，周于生物者，其得助博也。 |
| 《管子·禁藏》: | 故德莫若博厚，使民死之。 |
| 《六韬·上贤》: | 博闻辩辞，虚论高议以为容美，穷居静处而诽时俗，此奸人也，王者慎勿宠。 |
| 《周髀算经·序》: | 其旨约而远，其言曲而中，将恐废替，濡滞不通，使谈天者无所取则，辄依经为图，诚冀颓毁重仞之墙，披露堂室之奥，庶博物君子，时逈思焉。 |
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