驳

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variegated; heterogeneous; to refute; to contradict; to ship by barge; a barge; a lighter (ship)

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

马 meaning “horse” + 爻 sound ( yáo )

Components 马爻

refute · Heisig RSH #2909

马 horse + sheaf

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

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Word	Pinyin	Meaning
不值一驳	bù zhí yī bó	(idiom) (of an argument) not even worthy of a rebuttal
驳面子	bó miàn zi	to hurt sb's feelings by rebuffing their request
接驳车	jiē bó chē	shuttle bus ferrying passengers between train stations on two different rail lines
斑驳陆离	bān bó lù lí	variegated
驳子	bó zi	to tow (a barge)
反驳	fǎn bó	to retort; to refute
驳正	bó zhèng	to refute and correct
回驳	huí bó	to refute
驳回	bó huí	to reject; to turn down; to overrule
驳运	bó yùn	transport by lighter; lighter
驳词	bó cí	a refutation (variant of 駁辭\|驳辞[bo2 ci2])
驳嘴	bó zuǐ	(dialect) to argue; to quarrel
驳落	bó luò	to peel off; mottled; to fail an exam; to be demoted
驳复	bó fù	to refute
盘驳	pán bó	to cross-examine; to interrogate and refute
接驳	jiē bó	to access; to transfer passengers between two railway lines
核驳	hé bó	to reject (a patent application etc)
驳倒	bó dǎo	to refute; to demolish (an argument, theory etc)
驳船	bó chuán	barge; lighter
驳壳枪	bó ké qiāng	Mauser pistol