Chinese symbol for “punchline”
包袱
bāo fu
wrapping cloth; a bundle wrapped in cloth; load; weight
The closest CC-CEDICT match for punchline is 包袱 (bāo fu), defined as: wrapping cloth; a bundle wrapped in cloth; load; weight; burden; funny part.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “punchline”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 包袱.
| 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 |
| 放下包袱 | fàng xia bāo fu | to lay down a heavy burden |
| 思想包袱 | sī xiǎng bāo fu | sth weighing on one's mind |
See also: Japanese symbol for “punchline”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.