See also: , , , and ㄅ゙

U+3105, ㄅ
BOPOMOFO LETTER B
[unassigned: U+3100–U+3104]

[U+30FF]
Bopomofo
[U+3106]

Translingual

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Stroke order
 

Letter

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  1. type: initial consonant
  2. general transliteration: b
  3. keyboard key: 1

Descendants

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Chinese

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Glyph origin

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Derived from , the ancient form and current top portion of (Mandarin: bāo), "to wrap up; package".

Etymology 1

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Initial consonant derived from (Mandarin: bāo), "to wrap up; package" + rhyme.

Pronunciation

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  • Phoneme:
    Audio (Pinyin); b /p/:(file)
  • Letter

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    1. 1st letter of the Zhuyin alphabet
    2. 1st letter of the extended Zhuyin alphabet

    Etymology 2

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    Simplified from , typing only ㄅ instead of the full character pronunciation on Zhuyin keyboard layouts.

    Definitions

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    For pronunciation and definitions of – see .
    (This character is an Internet slang variant form of ).

    Etymology 3

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    Simplified from , typing only ㄅ instead of the full character pronunciation on Zhuyin keyboard layouts.

    Definitions

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    For pronunciation and definitions of – see (“not; cannot; etc.”).
    (This character is an Internet slang variant form of ).

    Etymology 4

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    Simplified from (bāi), typing only ㄅ instead of the full character pronunciation on Zhuyin keyboard layouts.

    Definitions

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    For pronunciation and definitions of – see (“to bend or break apart with both hands; to adjust; to talk nonsense; to chatter idly; etc.”).
    (This character is an Internet slang variant form of ).

    References

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    Northern Qiandong Miao

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    Pronunciation

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    Letter

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    (b) (Hutton)

    1. 1st letter of the Hmu Zhuyin alphabet

    References

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    • Joakim Enwall, A Myth Become Reality Vol.1 (Stockholm, 1994) page 198