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苞
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a variety of rush

HSK 10
Nature →Plants
bāo
ホウ、ヒョウ
つと
포
A flower 艹 unfolding 包; 包 also provides the pronunciation
Components
艹 grass (top)+ 包 wrap =
苞 a variety of rush
艹 Meaning component
cao grass (top)
grass
包 Meaning component
bāo wrap
wrap, pack, bundle
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Notes
Similar Characters
春 springtime甍 rafters supporting roof盖 hide (simp)着 arrive/wear繭 cocoon (trad/jp)艺 art (simp)艻 sweet basil艽 a root艾 Chinese mugwort艿 taro节 knot (simp)芄 Metaplexis stauntoni芊 exuberant and vigorous芋 taro芍 peony芎 a kind of herb芏 Cyperus malaccensis芑 white millet芒 mango芗 fragrant smell of grain (simp)
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
Clerical
Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
苞
Regular
Modern
Chinese
苞 [bāo]
bud; flower calyx; luxuriant; profuse
Japanese
苞 ほう 同音
noun botany bract
苞 、 苞苴 つと 、 ほうしょ (old) 、 ほうそ (old) 同音

noun

  1. straw-wrapped item; bundle of straw (containing a food item, etc.)
  2. local produce; souvenir; present; gift
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
苞 しげる
Shigeru given name
苞 ほう
Hou given name
CHINESE WORDS (12)
花苞 [huā​bāo] #34,844
flower bud
苞谷 [bāo​gǔ] #43,984
variant of 包穀|包谷[bāo​gǔ]
苞谷 [bāo​gǔ] #43,984
variant of 包穀|包谷[bāo​gǔ]
苞米 [bāo​mǐ] #45,109
variant of 包米[bāo​mǐ]
含苞待放 [hán​bāo​dài​fàng] #46,047
in bud
含苞 [hán​bāo] #51,759
(of a plant) to be in bud
苞粟 [bāo​sù] #72,976
corn
苞藏祸心 [bāo​cáng​huò​xīn] #74,799
to harbor evil intentions (idiom); concealing malice
苞藏祸心 [bāo​cáng​huò​xīn] #74,799
to harbor evil intentions (idiom); concealing malice
开苞 [kāi​bāo]
to deflower
2 more items
JAPANESE WORDS (7)
新巻 [あらまき] #91,636
lightly roasted and salted salmon (Hokkaidō specialty)
藁苞 [わらづと] #150,249
straw wrapper
山づと [やまづと] #240,829
souvenir from the mountains
苞葉 [ほうよう] #269,918
bract
つと納豆 [つとなっとう]
straw-wrapped natto
総苞 [そうほう]
involucre
総苞片 [そうほうへん]
involucral scale