• 1519th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 65 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. bǎo (bao3)an earthwork • castle • position of defense • stronghold • used in place names, often as phonetic bao for "burg" or "bad"
2. (pu4)variant of 鋪|铺 • used in place names

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for bǎo (bao3)The component is pronounced as 'bǎo' (bao3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for (pu4)The component is pronounced as '' (mu4). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for (pu4)The component is pronounced as '' (tu3). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

城堡 
汉堡 (漢堡)
碉堡 

Uncommon

古堡 
堡垒 (堡壘)
大堡礁 
爱丁堡 (愛丁堡)
汉堡包 (漢堡包)
汉堡王 (漢堡王)
卢森堡 (盧森堡)
圣彼得堡 (聖彼得堡)

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  • 3979th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 1 word
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. bǎo (bao3)dense foliage • to cover

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for bǎo (bao3)The component is pronounced as 'bǎo' (bao3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for bǎo (bao3)The component is pronounced as 'cǎo' (cao3). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

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  • 4934th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 1 word
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. bǎo (bao3)cloth for carrying baby on back

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for bǎo (bao3)The component is pronounced as 'bǎo' (bao3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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