Radical and Phonetic
Radical
Total Number of Strokes 7
Number of Strokes 5
Mandarin Reading bǎi
TeoChew Phonetic
Chinese Definitions
伯 <名>
通“霸”。原指春秋时诸侯的首领 [chief of feudal princes]
穆公任之,强配五伯、六卿施。(五伯,即五个盟主,五霸:齐桓公、晋文公、宋襄公、秦穆公、楚庄王。)――《荀子·成相》
又如:伯气(霸气)
伯 <动>
称霸 [dominate;tyrannize]
一朝而伯。――《荀子·儒效》
English Definitions
older brother; father's elder brother; senior male 'sire'; feudal rank 'count'
Homoionym
References
潮州母语 2005-2024 Links