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哺
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breastfeed

HSK 7
Human →Actions
bǔ
ホ
はぐく.む、ふく.む
포
Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 甫 represents the sound. Simplified form of 餔.
Components
口 mouth+ 甫 Fu =
哺 breastfeed
口 Meaning component
kǒu mouth
甫 Phonetic component
fǔ Fu
begin
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Notes
Similar Characters
侃 upright and strong兽 bestial (simp)冋 a desert加 add卟 a chemical compound古 ancient叨 talkative叫 call召 summon叭 trumpet叮 sting可 can叱 bawl叶 be in harmony (simp)号 appellation (jp)叹 admire (simp)叼 hold in the mouth叽 sigh (simp)吁 alas (simp)吃 eat (simp)
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
哺
Regular
Modern
Chinese
哺 [bǔ]
to feed
Japanese
哺 ほ 同音
noun archaic holding food in one's mouth; food held in one's mouth
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (21)
哺乳动物 [bǔ​rǔ​dòng​wù] #17,751
mammal
哺乳动物 [bǔ​rǔ​dòng​wù] #17,751
mammal
哺乳 [bǔ​rǔ] #25,436
breastfeeding
哺育 [bǔ​yù] #34,056
to feed
反哺 [fǎn​bǔ] #28,348
to support one's parents in their old age
哺乳类 [bǔ​rǔ​lèi] #44,352
mammals
哺乳类 [bǔ​rǔ​lèi] #44,352
mammals
嗷嗷待哺 [áo​'áo​dài​bǔ] #62,062
cry piteously for food
哺养 [bǔ​yǎng] #62,331
feed
哺养 [bǔ​yǎng] #62,331
feed
11 more items
JAPANESE WORDS (18)
哺乳類 [ほにゅうるい] #34,550
mammal
⭐ 保育 [ほいく] #54,932
nurturing
哺育 [ほいく] #54,932
nursing (esp. an animal)
哺乳瓶 [ほにゅうびん] #69,249
baby bottle
哺乳動物 [ほにゅうどうぶつ] #100,688
mammal
哺乳 [ほにゅう] #104,673
suckling
哺乳綱 [ほにゅうこう] #197,426
Mammalia
反哺 [はんぽ] #277,229
caring for one's parents in return
哺乳期 [ほにゅうき] #311,298
lactation period
哺乳児 [ほにゅうじ]
infant at the breast
8 more items
KOREAN WORDS (1)
포유류
mammal