Definition
箔 (bó) is a bound morpheme (b.f.) that appears in compound nouns. It can refer to thin metal sheets such as 金箔 (gold leaf) and 锡箔 (tinfoil), or to traditional woven items such as 蚕箔 (bamboo tray for silkworms) and 箔门 (reed curtain door). The meaning depends on the compound it forms.
b.f.
(bound form) foilmetal leaf(bound form) bamboo tray for rearing silkworms(bound form) door curtain or screen made of reeds or sorghum stalks
Examples
- 。Zhè zhāng jīn bó hěn piàoliang.This piece of gold leaf is beautiful.
- 箔。Wǒ yéye yòng zhúzi zuò le yí gè cán bó.My grandpa made a silkworm tray out of bamboo.
- 箔。Qīngmíng jié tāmen shāo le hěn duō jīnbó hé yínbó。During Qingming Festival, they burned a lot of gold and silver foil.
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