勃 bó thriving
thriving; prosperous; sudden
怎么记住“勃”: 孛 thrive + 力 power = thriving. The little bakery began to thrive when Grandma put all her power into it, and ten years later it is a thriving business.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
勃 = 孛 thrive + 力 power
- 孛 thrive sound
- 力 power meaning
The little bakery began to thrive when Grandma put all her power into it, and ten years later it is a thriving business.
How it came to be
The power part gives the meaning and the left part the sound.
用法
- Vigorous, sudden flourishing: 蓬勃 (péngbó) vigorous/flourishing, 勃勃 (bóbó) full of vigor (生机勃勃 teeming with life), 蓬勃发展 to boom.
- Also a sudden change of face: 勃然大怒 (bórán-dànù) to fly into a rage.
- Core sense: energy welling up abruptly and strongly.