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swaddling cloth

HSK 10
Objects →Tools →Clothing
bǎo
ホ、ホウ
むつき
보
A cloth 衤 used to protect 保 an infant; 保 also provides the pronunciation
Components
衤 clothing (side)+ 保 safeguard =
褓 swaddling cloth
衤 Meaning component
yī clothing (side)
clothes
保 Meaning component
bǎo safeguard
protect, safeguard, defend, care
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Notes
Similar Characters
初 elementary裨 benefit补 mend (simp)衩 the open seam衫 shirt衬 underlayer (simp)衲 sew衹 only衽 coat衿 collar or lapel袂 cuff袄 outer (simp)袍 robe袒 lay袖 sleeve袜 stockings (simp)袟 book cover袢 robe被 quilt袯 raincoat (simp)
Historical Evolution
Clerical Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
Clerical
Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
Clerical Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
Clerical
Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
褓
Regular
Modern
Chinese
褓 [bǎo]
cloth for carrying baby on back
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (3)
襁褓 [qiǎng​bǎo] #34,179
swaddling clothes
褓姆 [bǎo​mǔ]
variant of 保姆[bǎo​mǔ]
褓母 [bǎo​mǔ]
variant of 保姆[bǎo​mǔ]
JAPANESE WORDS (5)
襁褓 [おしめ] #95,427
diaper
布おむつ [ぬのおむつ] #194,850
cloth diaper
⭐ お襁褓 [おむつ] #224,249
diaper
御襁褓気触れ [おむつかぶれ]
diaper rash
生まれぬ先の襁褓さだめ [うまれぬさきのむつきさだめ]
putting the cart before the horse
KOREAN WORDS (1)
강보
baby quilt