<p>In PLC appears as a surname, but it also says it has different pronunciations depending on its meaning.</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/TDjAy.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/TDjAy.jpg" alt="PLC"></a></p>

<p>So the surname (family name) should be : Bǔ</p>

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In Cantonese, 卜 in "卜地方 (reserve the place)" is a loanword for the verb "to book"   in English, as in "book an appointment"
Tang Ho
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@TangHo interesting, in mandarin I found 预约 as the closest translation meaning "to book" but not 卜。
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<p>This family name is very rare. I personally don't know anyone around me with this family name. The authoritative dictionary "新华字典" lists Bǔ as the correct pronunciation for the family name. </p>

<p>The pronunciation "Bo" (neutral tone) is only used in the word 萝卜, which is a plant (radish), and we even have 胡萝卜(carrot).</p>

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Huang
<p>I've chosen a family for my Chinese name. I derived it from "Булыгин" in Russian. So of course there are no relatives to explain it to me.</p>

<p>This family is rare, and in the English Wikipedia I can see <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hundred_Family_Surnames" rel="nofollow noreferrer" title="百家姓">no page for it</a>. Also, all families there are without Pinyin marks, and I have impression that they are not just Pinyin without marks, but romanization, "o" changes to "u" there, and 《卜》 becomes "Bu", like in Russian. In text to speach engines it indeed sounds like "Bu". Google Translate interpretes 《卜姓》 as "Bo xìng", with zero tone, and in another sources I have found that when being a family it should be "Bǒ" in the third one. Baike gives error 500 if I try to click 《卜》 in 《百家姓》 。 <a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%8D%9C_(%E5%A7%93)" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Japanese Wikipedia has a dedicated page, and Pinyin is stated to be "Bǔ" there</a>. I'm lost. Where is the truth?</p>

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Official Pinyin of 《卜》 in 《卜姓》： "Bǒ", "Bo" or "Bǔ"?
# Official Pinyin of 《卜》 in 《卜姓》： "Bǒ", "Bo" or "Bǔ"?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-12-31)

I've chosen a family for my Chinese name. I derived it from "Булыгин" in Russian. So of course there are no relatives to explain it to me.

This family is rare, and in the English Wikipedia I can see [no page for it](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hundred_Family_Surnames "百家姓"). Also, all families there are without Pinyin marks, and I have impression that they are not just Pinyin without marks, but romanization, "o" changes to "u" there, and 《卜》 becomes "Bu", like in Russian. In text to speach engines it indeed sounds like "Bu". Google Translate interpretes 《卜姓》 as "Bo xìng", with zero tone, and in another sources I have found that when being a family it should be "Bǒ" in the third one. Baike gives error 500 if I try to click 《卜》 in 《百家姓》 。 [Japanese Wikipedia has a dedicated page, and Pinyin is stated to be "Bǔ" there](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%8D%9C_(%E5%A7%93)). I'm lost. Where is the truth?

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2017-01-01. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

In PLC appears as a surname, but it also says it has different pronunciations depending on its meaning.

[![PLC](https://i.sstatic.net/TDjAy.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/TDjAy.jpg)

So the surname (family name) should be : Bǔ

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: In Cantonese, 卜 in "卜地方 (reserve the place)" is a loanword for the verb "to book"   in English, as in "book an appointment"  
> **username_1**: @username_2 interesting, in mandarin I found 预约 as the closest translation meaning "to book" but not 卜。  

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### Answer by username_3 on 2017-01-01. Score: 1

This family name is very rare. I personally don't know anyone around me with this family name. The authoritative dictionary "新华字典" lists Bǔ as the correct pronunciation for the family name.

The pronunciation "Bo" (neutral tone) is only used in the word 萝卜, which is a plant (radish), and we even have 胡萝卜(carrot).


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