Usage of the character 博

Bohu county, Baghrash nahiyisi or Bohu county in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州 ( Bāyīnguōléng Měnggǔ Zìzhìzhōu), Xinjiang

dǔbó

赌博

[賭博]

to gamble

Bóyě

博野

[博野]

Boye county in Baoding 保定 ( Bǎodìng), Hebei

Bóxùn

博讯

[博訊]

abbr. for 博訊新聞網／博讯新闻网 ( Bóxùn Xīnwénwǎng), Boxun, US-based dissident Chinese news network

bódòu

博斗

[博鬥]

to fight or argue on a blogging site (netspeak)

bótú

博徒

[博徒]

gambler

hàobó

浩博

[浩博]

vast and plentiful
ample
very many

bólǎn

博览

[博覽]

to read extensively

Péngbó

彭博

[彭博]

Bloomberg (name)
Michael Bloomberg (1942-), US billionaire businessman, politician and philanthropist

bóxué

博学

[博學]

learned; erudite

bódǎo

博导

[博導]

Ph.D. advisor

bóyǎ

博雅

[博雅]

learned

guǎngbó

广博

[廣博]

extensive

Bódé

博德

[博德]

Bodø (city in Norway)

Bógé

博格

[博格]

Borg (name)
Bjorn Borg (1956-), Swedish tennis star

Bó Gǔ

博古

[博古]

Bo Gu (1907-1946), Soviet-trained Chinese Communist, journalist and propagandist, 1930s Left adventurist, subsequently rehabilitated, killed in air crash

Sàbó

萨博

[薩博]

Saab

bóshì

博士

[博士]

doctor (as an academic degree)
(old) person specialized in a skill or trade
(old) court academician

Shìbó

世博

[世博]

abbr. for 世界博覽會／世界博览会 ( Shìjiè Bólǎnhuì), World Expo

bó'ài

博爱

[博愛]

universal fraternity (or brotherhood)
universal love

Bówàng

博望

[博望]

Bowang District, a district of Ma'anshan City 馬鞍山市／马鞍山市 ( Mǎǎnshǎn Shì), Anhui

yānbó

淹博

[淹博]

widely read
erudite

bówén

博文

[博文]

blog article
to write a blog article (netspeak)

bócǎi

博彩

[博彩]

lottery

Bóshì

博世

[博世]

Bosch (surname)
Bosch, German technology company

bózhǔ

博主

[博主]

blogger

Bóshān

博山

[博山]

Boshan district of Zibo city 淄博市 ( Zībóshì), Shandong

wēibó

微博

[微博]

microblogging
microblog

gēngbó

更博

[更博]

(Internet slang) to update one's blog

Bóbái

博白

[博白]

Bobai county in Yulin 玉林 ( Yùlín), Guangxi

bóyǒu

博友

[博友]

lit. blog friend

bódà

博大

[博大]

enormous
broad
extensive

Bólè

博乐

[博樂]

Börtala Shehiri, county-level city in Börtala Mongol autonomous prefecture 博爾塔拉蒙古自治州／博尔塔拉蒙古自治州, Xinjiang

bókè

博客

[博客]

blog (loanword)
weblog
blogger

yuānbó

渊博

[淵博]

erudite
profound
learned
extremely knowledgeable

Zībó

淄博

[淄博]

Zibo, prefecture-level city in Shandong

bóqǔ

博取

[博取]

to win (favors, confidence etc)

Bóluó

博罗

[博羅]

Boluo county in Huizhou 惠州 ( Huìzhōu), Guangdong

èbó

鄂博

[鄂博]

see 敖包 (áobáo)

bówù

博物

[博物]

natural science

Bó'ài

博爱

[博愛]

Bo'ai county in Jiaozuo 焦作 ( Jiāozuò), Henan

fánbó

繁博

[繁博]

numerous and wide-ranging

sàibó

赛博

[賽博]

(loanword) cyber-

bóyì

博弈

[博弈]

games (such as chess, dice etc)
gambling
contest

bóshí

博识

[博識]

knowledgeable
erudite
erudition
proficient

gāibó

赅博

[賅博]

variant of 該博／该博 (gāibó)

gāibó

该博

[該博]

erudite
broad and profound
learned

Tǎnbólā

坦博拉

[坦博拉]

Tambora, volcano on Indonesian island of Sumbawa 松巴哇, whose 1815 eruption is greatest in recorded history

bóshìshēng

博士生

[博士生]

PhD student; doctoral candidate

Bóshānqū

博山区

[博山區]

Boshan district of Zibo city 淄博市 ( Zībóshì), Shandong

Bóluóxiàn

博罗县

[博羅縣]

Boluo county in Huizhou 惠州 ( Huìzhōu), Guangdong

Tāngbólè

汤博乐

[湯博樂]

Tumblr (microblogging and social networking website)

Bóyěxiàn

博野县

[博野縣]

Boye county in Baoding 保定 ( Bǎodìng), Hebei

Bóměiquǎn

博美犬

[博美犬]

Pomeranian (dog breed)

Lǐ Míngbó

李明博

[李明博]

Lee Myung-bak (1941-), South Korean businessman, one-time chairman of Hyundai, president of South Korea 2008-2013

Bóméngtè

博蒙特

[博蒙特]

Beaumont

Bódēng Hú

博登湖

[博登湖]

Lake Constance (between Germany, Austria and Switzerland)

Péngbóshè

彭博社

[彭博社]

Bloomberg News

Bógéduō

博格多

[博格多]

Bogdo, last Khan of Mongolia

Bófúsī

博福斯

[博福斯]

Bofors, Swedish arms company involved in major corruption case during 1980s

bókèquān

博客圈

[博客圈]

blogosphere

Bóyīxī

博伊西

[博伊西]

Boise, Idaho

Mǎlābó

马拉博

[馬拉博]

Malabo, capital of Equatorial Guinea

Bólèshì

博乐市

[博樂市]

Börtala Shehiri of Bole City, county-level city in Börtala Mongol autonomous prefecture 博爾塔拉蒙古自治州／博尔塔拉蒙古自治州, Xinjiang

chāobóshì

超博士

[超博士]

postdoc
postdoctoral student

Wànbóshěng

万博省

[萬博省]

Huambo province of Angola

Bóshì Shān

博士山

[博士山]

Box Hill, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia with a large Chinese community

Bópà'ěr

博帕尔

[博帕爾]

Bhopal, capital of central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh 中央邦 ( Zhōngyāngbāng)

bóshìhòu

博士后

[博士後]

postdoc
a postdoctoral position

Zībóshì

淄博市

[淄博市]

Zibo, prefecture-level city in Shandong

Bó'áozhèn

博鳌镇

[博鰲鎮]

Bo'ao seaside resort, Hainan

Bóbáixiàn

博白县

[博白縣]

Bobai county in Yulin 玉林 ( Yùlín), Guangxi

Bó'ěrdùn

博尔顿

[博爾頓]

Bolton (name)

Shǐtàibó

史泰博

[史泰博]

Staples Inc., US office supply store

Hóng Bópéi

洪博培

[洪博培]

Jon Huntsman, Jr. (1960-), US politician, Governor of Utah 2005-2009, Ambassador to China 2009-2011

bówùyuàn

博物院

[博物院]

museum

bówùguǎn

博物馆

[博物館]

museum

Bóhúxiàn

博湖县

[博湖縣]

Bohu county, Baghrash nahiyisi or Bohu county in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州 ( Bāyīnguōléng Měnggǔ Zìzhìzhōu), Xinjiang

Bó'ěrdé

博尔德

[博爾德]

Boulder, Colorado

Bǐ'ěrbó

比尔博

[比爾博]

Bilbo Baggins, hero of Tolkien's The Hobbit 霍比特人

Shìbóhuì

世博会

[世博會]

World Expo (abbr. for 世界博覽會／世界博览会 ( Shìjiè Bólǎnhuì))

Aībólā

埃博拉

[埃博拉]

Ebola (virus)

bólǎnhuì

博览会

[博覽會]

exposition
international fair

bóyìlùn

博弈论

[博弈論]

game theory

wēibókè

微博客

[微博客]

microblogging
microblog

Bó'àixiàn

博爱县

[博愛縣]

Bo'ai county in Jiaozuo 焦作 ( Jiāozuò), Henan

Bóxīngxiàn

博兴县

[博興縣]

Boxing county in Binzhou 濱州／滨州 ( Bīnzhōu), Shandong

bóshìchá

博士茶

[博士茶]

rooibos tea

Bówàng Qū

博望区

[博望區]

Bowang District, a district of Ma'anshan City 馬鞍山市／马鞍山市 ( Mǎǎnshǎn Shì), Anhui

bó'àizuò

博爱座

[博愛座]

priority seat (on a bus etc) (Tw)

Xīnlàng Wēibó

新浪微博

[新浪微博]

Sina Weibo, Chinese microblogging website

bóshìxuéwèi

博士学位

[博士學位]

doctoral degree
PhD
same as Doctor of Philosophy 哲學博士學位／哲学博士学位

bówùduōwén

博物多闻

[博物多聞]

wide and knowledgeable
well-informed and experienced

Bógédá Fēng

博格达峰

[博格達峰]

Mt Bogda (5,445 m) in eastern Tianshan

míngyùbóshì

名誉博士

[名譽博士]

honorary doctorate
Doctor Honoris Causae

bógǔtōngjīn

博古通今

[博古通今]

conversant with things past and present
erudite and informed

bówénqiángjì

博闻强记

[博聞強記]

have wide learning and a retentive memory
have encyclopedic knowledge

Bósīténg Hú

博斯腾湖

[博斯騰湖]

Bosten Lake in Xinjiang

wénxuébóshì

文学博士

[文學博士]

Doctor of Letters

bóshíduōtōng

博识多通

[博識多通]

knowledgeable and perspicacious (idiom)

rényánlìbó

仁言利博

[仁言利博]

Words of benevolence apply universally (idiom). Humanitarian expressions benefit all.

Bócíwǎnà

博茨瓦纳

[博茨瓦納]

Botswana

Qūlúnbóhè

屈伦博赫

[屈倫博赫]

Culemborg, city in the Netherlands

bódàjīngshēn

博大精深

[博大精深]

wide-ranging and profound
broad and deep

éguānbódài

峨冠博带

[峨冠博帶]

official class
intellectual class (idiom)

fǎxuébóshì

法学博士

[法學博士]

Doctor of Laws
Legum Doctor

Bósīwòsī

博斯沃思

[博斯沃思]

Bosworth (name)
Stephen Bosworth (1939-), US academic and diplomat, special representative for policy on North Korea from 2009

Bókē Shèngdì

博科圣地

[博科聖地]

Boko Haram, Islamic insurgent group in north Nigeria

Mǎlǐbó'ěr

马里博尔

[馬里博爾]

Maribor, 2nd biggest city in Slovenia

bóshì-mǎilü

博士买驴

[博士買驢]

(idiom) to act like the scholar who wrote at length about buying a donkey without even mentioning the word "donkey"; to write at length without ever getting to the point

bókèxiěshǒu

博客写手

[博客寫手]

blogger
blog writer

bóshíqiàwén

博识洽闻

[博識洽聞]

knowledgeable
erudite (idiom)

bóxuéduōcái

博学多才

[博學多才]

erudite and multitalented (idiom); versatile and able

fánzhēngbóyǐn

繁征博引

[繁徵博引]

an elaborate string of references
many quotations

bó'érbùjīng

博而不精

[博而不精]

extensive but not refined (idiom); to know something about everything
jack-of-all-trades, master of none

bókèhuàjù

博客话剧

[博客話劇]

blog drama (netspeak)

Tuōlābólā

托拉博拉

[託拉博拉]

Torabora mountain area in east Afghanistan, famous for its caves

Yīténg Bówén

伊藤博文

[伊藤博文]

ITŌ Hirobumi (1841-1909), Japanese politician, prime minister on four occasions, influential in Japanese expansionism in Korea, assassinated in Harbin

bówénduōshí

博闻多识

[博聞多識]