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newspaper

HSK 10 N2
bào
ホウ
むく.いる
보, 부
Depicts a person being subdued (𠬝) by shackles (㚔). Based on the original meaning "punish". The meaning later shifted to "revenge", "recompense", "report", and "announce".
Components
Traditional (報)
Iconic component
niè instrument of torture
instrument of torture used in ancient times, loud, an evil doer all the times, (same as 幸) to rejoice, fortunate
𠬝 Iconic component
submit
subdue
Simplified (报)
Simplified component
shou hand (side)
hand
Shorthand for the 㚔 component in the traditional character 報.
𠬝 Iconic component
submit
subdue
Notes
Historical Evolution
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 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)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
/ [bào]
to announce; to inform; report; newspaper; recompense; revenge; CL:份[fèn],張|张[zhāng]
Japanese
ほう 同音

noun

  1. information; news; report
  2. obsolete reward; retribution
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
みつぎ
Mitsugi given name