包(bāo)

HSK 15 strokes

surname Bao

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Character information

Pinyin
bāo
Meaning
surname Bao
Strokes
5
HSK level
HSK 1
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 包 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿹勹巳

To swaddle 勹 a baby 巳; 勹 also provides the pronunciation

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

勹bāo巳sì

Parts are arranged enclosing from the upper right.

How to write 包 step by step

5 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 包

Common words using 包 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

bāo包zǐ子
HSK 1

baozi; bao (steamed stuffed bun)

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bāo包hán含
HSK 4

to contain

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bāo包wéi围
HSK 5

to surround; to encircle; to hem in

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bāo包róng容
HSK 7-9

to pardon

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sān三bāo包

"three-guarantee service": repair, exchange, refund

Open 三包 page →
diū丢bāo包

(computing) packet loss; to lose a packet

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chū出bāo包

to contract out; to run into problems

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yī一shǒu手bāo包bàn办

to take care of a matter all by oneself

Open 一手包办 page →

Related characters

More HSK 1 characters

一七三上下不东两

From 包’s common words

子含围容三丢出一

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