Tuò bá

拓跋 (Tuò bá) is a Chinese word meaning “branch of the Xianbei 鮮卑|鲜卑 nomadic people, founders of Wei 北魏 of the Northern Dynasties (386-534); also written 拓拔”.

Meanings

  1. 1branch of the Xianbei 鮮卑|鲜卑 nomadic people, founders of Wei 北魏 of the Northern Dynasties (386-534)
  2. 2also written 拓拔

Characters in 拓跋

拓tà · to make a rubbing (e.g. of an inscription)跋bá · postscript

Related words

拓展to expand; to extend; to broaden (client base, outlook, territory etc)长途跋涉long and difficult trek开拓to break new ground (for agriculture)开拓者pioneer跋涉to trudge拓荒者pioneer拓to make a rubbing (e.g. of an inscription)拓to expand拓surname Tuo拓宽to broaden拓荒to open up land (for agriculture)跋山涉水to travel over land and water (idiom)

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