庖(páo)

8 strokes

kitchen

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Character information

Pinyin
páo
Meaning
kitchen
Strokes
8
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 庖 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿸广包

In this compound, the meaning comes from 广 (house); 包 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

广guǎng包bāo

Parts are arranged enclosing from the upper left.

How to write 庖 step by step

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

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Words with 庖

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

páo庖chú厨

kitchen; cook; chef

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páo庖xī牺shì氏

another name for 伏羲[Fu2 Xi1], consort of 女娲

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yuè越zǔ俎dài代páo庖

lit. to go beyond the sacrificial altar and take over the kitchen (idiom); fig. to exce…

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Related characters

From 庖’s common words

厨牺氏越俎代

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