Phonosemantic compound. 广 represents the meaning and 包 represents the sound.
Components
广 Meaning component
yǎn roof
"house on a cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 53), occurring in 店, 序, 底 etc
Notes
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Historical Evolution
庖
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
庖
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
庖
Regular
Modern
Chinese
庖 [páo]
kitchen
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (6)
越俎代庖 [yuèzǔdàipáo] #34,210
lit. to go beyond the sacrificial altar and take over the kitchen (idiom); fig. to exceed one's place and meddle in other people's affairs
庖厨 [páochú] #61,209
kitchen
庖牺氏 [Páoxīshì] #72,595
another name for 伏羲[FúXī], consort of 女媧|女娲[Nǚwā]
庖牺氏 [Páoxīshì] #72,595
another name for 伏羲[FúXī], consort of 女媧|女娲[Nǚwā]
君子远庖厨 [jūnzǐyuànpáochú]
lit. a nobleman stays clear of the kitchen (idiom, from Mencius)
君子远庖厨 [jūnzǐyuànpáochú]
lit. a nobleman stays clear of the kitchen (idiom, from Mencius)
JAPANESE WORDS (7)