褒(bāo)

15 strokes

to praise

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Character information

Pinyin
bāo
Meaning
to praise; to commend; to honor; (of clothes) large or loose
Strokes
15
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 褒 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿻衣保

In this compound, the meaning comes from 衣 (clothes); 保 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

衣yī保bǎo

Parts are arranged overlaid.

How to write 褒 step by step

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

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Words with 褒

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

bāo褒dāi呔

bow tie (loanword) (Cantonese)

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bāo褒sì姒

Baosi, concubine of King You of Zhou 周幽王[Zhou1 You1 wang2] and one of the f…

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bāo褒zhōng忠

Baozhong or Paochung township in Yunlin county 云林县, Ta…

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yī一zì字bāo褒biǎn贬

(lit.) to dispense praise or blame with a single word (idiom)

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bāo褒yáng扬

to praise

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bāo褒yì义

commendatory sense

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bāo褒biǎn贬

to appraise

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From 褒’s common words

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