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.

bào报míng名
HSK 2

to sign up

Open 报名 page →
bào报zhǐ纸
HSK 2

newspaper

Open 报纸 page →
rì日bào报
HSK 2

daily newspaper

Open 日报 page →
wǎn晚bào报
HSK 2

evening newspaper

Open 晚报 page →
bào报dào到
HSK 3

to report for duty

Open 报到 page →
bào报gào告
HSK 3

to inform

Open 报告 page →
bào报dào道
HSK 3

to report (news)

Open 报道 page →
yù预bào报
HSK 3

forecast

Open 预报 page →

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