包 — Chinese character
包
bāo
wrap, pack, bundle; package
- Pinyin
- bāo
- Radical
- 20 ⼓ (Wrap)
- Strokes
- 5
- Components
- 勹 巳
- Formation
- ideographic — To swaddle 勹 a baby 巳; 勹 also provides the pronunciation
- Japanese
- 包 as a kanji
Common words with 包
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 包括 | bāo kuò | to comprise; to include |
| 包含 | bāo hán | to contain; to embody |
| 包装 (包裝) | bāo zhuāng | to wrap; to package (goods etc); packaging; packing materials |
| 包围 (包圍) | bāo wéi | to surround; to encircle; to hem in |
| 面包 (麵包) | miàn bāo | bread; measure word: 片 (piàn), 块 (kuài) |
| 钱包 (錢包) | qián bāo | purse; wallet |
| 包裹 | bāo guǒ | to wrap up; to bind up |
| 包容 | bāo róng | to pardon; to forgive |
| 红包 (紅包) | hóng bāo | money wrapped in red as a gift; bonus payment |
| 打包 | dǎ bāo | to wrap; to pack; to put leftovers in a doggy bag for take-out |
| 承包 | chéng bāo | to contract; to undertake (a job) |
| 背包 | bēi bāo | knapsack; rucksack |
English words written with 包
包 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: I Ching 8 · Zhuangzi 3
- Hexagram 4
- Hexagram 11
- Hexagram 12
- Hexagram 44
- Zhuangzi Hsü Wu Kuei
- Zhuangzi On Swords
- Zhuangzi The Empire
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