胞(bāo)

HSK 69 strokes

placenta

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Character information

Pinyin
bāo
Meaning
placenta; womb; born of the same parents
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 6
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 胞 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰⺼包

In this compound, the meaning comes from ⺼ (flesh); 包 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

⺼包bāo

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 胞 step by step

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

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Words with 胞

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

tóng同bāo胞
HSK 6

born of the same parents; sibling; fellow citizen; compatriot

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xì细bāo胞
HSK 6

cell (biology)

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qiáo侨bāo胞

countryman living abroad

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cì刺bāo胞

cnidocyte; nettle cell of medusa

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sān三bāo胞tāi胎

triplets

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luǎn卵mǔ母xì细bāo胞

(biology) oocyte; ovocyte

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luǎn卵xì细bāo胞

egg cell

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dān单xì细bāo胞

(of an organism) single-celled; unicellular

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同细侨刺三胎卵母

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