报(bào)

HSK 27 strokesTrad. 報

to report

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Character information

Pinyin
bào
Meaning
to report; to inform; to announce; to respond; to reply; to sign up for; to register for (abbr. for 报名); to reward; to recompense; to take revenge; to retaliate; newspaper; periodical; journal; bulletin; telegram
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 2
Traditional
報

Origin & structure

Where 报 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰扌⿸卩又

A hand 扌 cuffing 又 a criminal 卩, representing sentencing

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

Made of

扌shǒu卩jié又yòu

Parts are arranged left to right.

Traditional form 報: A hand 幸 cuffing 又 a criminal 卩, representing sentencing

How to write 报 step by step

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

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Words with 报

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

huì汇bào报
HSK 4

to report

Open 汇报 page →
huí回bào报
HSK 5

(in) return

Open 回报 page →
shàng上bào报
HSK 7-9

to report to one's superiors; to appear in the news; to reply to a letter

Open 上报 page →
bào报tíng亭
HSK 7-9

kiosk

Open 报亭 page →
bào报chóu仇
HSK 7-9

to take revenge

Open 报仇 page →
jīng京bào报

Peking Gazette (official government bulletin)

Open 京报 page →
xìn信bào报

abbr. for 信報財經新聞|信报财经新闻, Hong Kong Economic Journal

Open 信报 page →
jīng京huá华shí时bào报

Beijing Times, a Chinese-language daily newspaper based in Beijing, published by People…

Open 京华时报 page →

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汇回上亭仇京信华

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