Dong Chinese dictionary

bō

legs

Depicts two feet (止).

Components

𣥂 Iconic component

tà

(foot), to trample

Depicts a left foot.

Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 𣥂 than it was in ancient scripts.

止 Iconic component

zhǐ

(foot), stop

Depicts a right foot.

Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 止 than it was in ancient scripts.

Evolution

Seal script

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

bō

legs; KangXi radical 105; Kangxi radical 105, known as 登字頭|登字头[dēngzìtóu]

Component uses

Sound component in 2 characters (2 verified)

Iconic component in 2 characters (2 verified)

Sources