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Bok

卜 — Divination, Fortune-telling

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Origin & History

The Bok surname is associated with the Gangreung Bok clan. The character 卜 (divination) has ancient roots in Chinese oracle-bone script, where it depicted the cracks formed during divination. Bok ancestors are recorded in Goryeo-era documents as officials in the Gangwon Province region.