Depicts a person (勹) hugging a child (子). Based on the original meaning "to embrace", now written as 抱. The meaning later shifted to "cover" and "wrap".
Components
勹 Phonetic component
bāo wrap
Depicts a person hugging. 勹 also represents the sound.
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Historical Evolution
包
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
包
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
包
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
包
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
包
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
包
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
包
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
包
Regular
Modern
Chinese
包 [Bāo]
surname Bao
包 [bāo]
to cover; to wrap; to hold; to include; to take charge of; to contract (to or for); package; wrapper; container; bag; to hold or embrace; bundle; packet; CL:個|个[gè],隻|只[zhī]
Korean
포 [包]
po; pack; bag: A unit to count ginseng packaged in a set quantity.; bag; sack; A large bag made of paper, leather, cloth, etc.
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
包 かね
Kane given name
包 かねる
Kaneru given name
包 つつみ
Tsutsumi female given namesurname
包 ぱお
Pao surname
包 ほう
Hou surname
CHINESE WORDS (200)
包括 [bāokuò] #1,221
to comprise
面包 [miànbāo] #2,094
bread
面包 [miànbāo] #2,094
bread
钱包 [qiánbāo] #2,425
purse
钱包 [qiánbāo] #2,425
purse
包装 [bāozhuāng] #6,165
to pack
包装 [bāozhuāng] #6,165
to pack
包裹 [bāoguǒ] #3,505
to wrap up
包围 [bāowéi] #3,700
to surround
包围 [bāowéi] #3,700
to surround
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JAPANESE WORDS (162)
⭐ 包む [つつむ] #1,028
to wrap up
⭐ 鞄 [かばん] #3,810
bag
⭐ 包み込む [つつみこむ] #4,061
to wrap up
身を包む [みをつつむ] #5,420
to wear
⭐ 包丁 [ほうちょう] #5,616
kitchen knife
⭐ 包み [つつみ] #6,876
bundle
⭐ 包帯 [ほうたい] #8,313
bandage
⭐ 包囲 [ほうい] #8,357
siege
着包み [きぐるみ] #14,330
cartoon-character costume
⭐ 内包 [ないほう] #17,621
connotation
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KOREAN WORDS (10)