哺(bǔ)

HSK 7-910 strokes

to feed

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Character information

Pinyin
bǔ
Meaning
to feed
Strokes
10
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 哺 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰口甫

In this compound, the meaning comes from 口 (mouth); 甫 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

口kǒu甫fǔ

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 哺 step by step

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

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Words with 哺

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

bǔ哺yù育
HSK 7-9

to feed

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rǔ乳bǔ哺

(literary) to feed an infant breast milk

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fǎn反bǔ哺

to support one's parents in their old age; to show filial piety; to to repa…

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bǔ哺rǔ乳

breastfeeding; to suckle; to nurse

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bǔ哺rǔ乳dòng动wù物

mammal

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bǔ哺rǔ乳qī期

breastfeeding period

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bǔ哺rǔ乳lèi类

mammals

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áo嗷áo嗷dài待bǔ哺

cry piteously for food

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丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

From 哺’s common words

育乳反动物期类嗷

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