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cooking

HSK 10
páo
ホウ
くりや
Phonosemantic compound. 广 represents the meaning and 包 represents the sound.
Components
广 roof+ wrap =
cooking
广 Meaning component
yǎn roof
"house on a cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 53), occurring in 店, 序, 底 etc
Phonetic component
bāo wrap
wrap, pack, bundle
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[páo]
kitchen
Example Sentences