Character: 伯
Modern (Beijing) reading: bó
Preclassic Old Chinese: prāk
Classic Old Chinese: prāk
Western Han Chinese: prāk
Eastern Han Chinese: prāk
Early Postclassic Chinese: pẹ̄k
Middle Postclassic Chinese: pẹ̄k
Late Postclassic Chinese: pẹ̄k
Middle Chinese: pạ̣̈ik
English meaning : be the eldest
Russian meaning[s]: 1) дядя (старший брат отца); 2) старший из братьев; 3) граф; бо, стар. третья степень дворянства; [bà] тиран, вм. 霸
Comments: The word is very frequently used to denote a clan title - clan elder, lord. It is also used verbally: 'to sacrifice to the horse's ancestor'.
Radical: 9
Four-angle index: 1631
Karlgren code: 0782 i
Vietnamese reading: bác
Shijing occurrences: 16.1, 16.2, 16.3, 37.1, 37.4, 39.2
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