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Meaning of 伯

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Polyphone (多音字)HSK 6
Total strokes: 7; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (person) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
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    • [ rén ] man, person; people
    • [ bái ] white; clear, pure, unblemished; bright
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Pinyin:
English Definition:father's elder brother; senior; paternal elder uncle; eldest of brothers; respectful form of address; Count, third of five orders of nobility 五等爵位
Chinese Definition:
①兄弟排行次序:伯仲(指兄弟的次第,喻事物不相上下)。
②父亲的哥哥:伯伯。伯父。伯母。
③对父辈戚友的尊称:老伯。世伯。
④封建制度五等爵位的第三等:伯爵。
⑤旧时对文章、道德足为表率者的尊称:“海内文章伯”。
⑥姓氏。

Example Words:
伯伯 bo father's elder brother; uncle
伯父HSK 6 father's elder brother; term of respect for older man; Classifiers:
伯母HSK 6 wife of father's elder brother; aunt; (polite form of address for a woman who is about the age of one's mother); Classifiers:
大伯 husband's older brother; brother-in-law
老伯 lǎo uncle (polite form of address for older male)
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2
Pinyin:
English Definition:variant of
Chinese Definition:
①古同“霸”,古代诸侯联盟的首领。
Example Words:
伯颜 yán Bayan (name); Bayan of the Baarin (1236-1295), Mongol Yuan general under Khubilai Khan, victorious over the Southern Song 1235-1239; Bayan of the Merkid (-1340), Yuan dynasty general and politician
贾斯汀·比伯 jiǎ tīng · Justin Bieber (1994-), Canadian singer
贾斯汀・比伯 jiǎ tīng · Justin Bieber (1994-), Canadian singer
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3
Pinyin: bǎi
English Definition:one hundred (old)
Chinese Definition:
①(大伯子)丈夫的大哥。
Example Words:
大伯子 bǎi zi (coll.) husband's elder brother
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Example Sentences
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An earl is beneath a duke.
2
Although he is over seventy, Uncle is very healthy and often goes hiking.
3
As the leaves became fewer and fewer, the figures of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai were revealed on the branches.