駮 meaning and stroke order
Fierce animal; piebald horse; to argue; to join, to transfer
How to write 駮, stroke by stroke
16 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 駮
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- variant of 駁|驳[bo2]
How 駮 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Horse.
馬 gives the meaning.
Radical: 馬 (horse), shared by 47 characters on this site.
How to remember 駮
A horse 馬 (mǎ) on the left with 交 (jiāo, to cross) on the right: picture a horse whose colors cross and mix, a piebald horse. The 馬 part tells you the original meaning is about horses.
駮 (bó) is a variant form of 駁, which is written 驳 in simplified Chinese. In modern texts you will almost always see 驳 instead, especially in words like 反驳 (fǎnbó, to refute). Example: 他反驳了我的观点。(Tā fǎnbó le wǒ de guāndiǎn.) He refuted my point.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 駮 with 駁, which has 爻 on the right instead of 交. Both are read bó, but 駁 (simplified 驳) is the standard form, so use that when writing.
Questions about 駮
How many strokes are in 駮?
駮 is written with 16 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 駮 mean?
駮 (bó) means fierce animal; piebald horse; to argue; to join, to transfer.
How do you pronounce 駮?
駮 is pronounced bó, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 駮?
The radical of 駮 is 馬, which carries the idea of "horse". Dictionaries list 駮 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 駮?
駮 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 驳, used in mainland China and Singapore.
Should I use 駮 or 驳 when typing Chinese today?
Use 驳 in simplified Chinese and 駁 in traditional Chinese. 駮 is a variant form that you will mostly meet in older texts or classical writing.
Does the 交 part affect the pronunciation?
The etymology data marks 駮 as pictophonetic with 馬 as the meaning part. 交 is read jiāo today, which is quite far from bó, so it is not a reliable sound clue for modern learners.