伯

Derived characters

 * 𪡈, 𫼻, 𣵁, 𬂺, 𣨔, 𦀪, 𮘓, 𧇚, 𠩡, 𪧐, 𦯉, 𮅓, 𬡹, 𨵁, 𦼑, 𦿛, 𪥷, 𢍑, 𧎧, 𦪥, 𧑲, 𩥥, 𨘐

Glyph origin
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Etymology 1
Unclear. Possibly an areal word. Compare 🇨🇬 and Kukish, as well as 🇨🇬 < 🇨🇬 < 🇨🇬 or 🇨🇬, ,  (see 🇨🇬 for more).

Possibly related to, in turn possibly related to.

Alternatively, from ; compare, which underwent parallel semantic shift to "white-haired", though this is possibly folk etymology.

Pronunciation 2 is the exoactive/transitive of pronunciation 1 (ibid.).

Definitions

 * 1)  eldest brother
 * 2) paternal uncle; father's elder brother
 * 3)  count rank
 * 4)  mother
 * 5)  paternal aunt (wife of father's elder brother)
 * 6)  paternal aunt (father's sister)
 * 1)  mother
 * 2)  paternal aunt (wife of father's elder brother)
 * 3)  paternal aunt (father's sister)

Usage notes
In Old Chinese, sons of a same father are referred to in order as, , and. The usage of and  was later eliminated but  and  remained in use when referring to one's father's elder and younger brothers and male cousins. Moreover, was commonly used in personal names in the past, and this is still occasionally seen nowadays.

Descendants
Others:
 * (via Teochew)
 * (via Teochew)
 * (via Teochew)

Kanji

 * 1) count; earl
 * 2) eldest brother; eldest uncle
 * 3) chief official
 * 4)  Brazil

Etymology
From.

Affix

 * 1) count; earl

Etymology 1
From.