• 1120th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 37 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. bào (bao4)to hold • to carry (in one's arms) • to hug or embrace • surround • cherish

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for bào (bao4)The component is pronounced as 'bāo' (bao1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

抱怨 
拥抱 (擁抱)

Uncommon

怀抱 (懷抱)
抱抱 
抱有 
抱枕 
抱歉 

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  • 1995th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 39 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. bǎo (bao3)to eat till full • satisfied

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for bǎo (bao3)The component is pronounced as 'bāo' (bao1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Common

填饱 (填飽)
酒足饭饱 (酒足飯飽)
饱和 (飽和)
饱满 (飽滿)

Uncommon

大饱口福 (大飽口福)
大饱眼福 (大飽眼福)
温饱 (溫飽)
饱受 (飽受)
饱含 (飽含)
饱尝 (飽嘗)
饱览 (飽覽)
饱足 (飽足)
饱餐 (飽餐)

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  • 1995th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 39 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. bǎo (bao3)to eat till full • satisfied

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for bǎo (bao3)The component is pronounced as 'bāo' (bao1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Common

填饱 (填飽)
酒足饭饱 (酒足飯飽)
饱和 (飽和)
饱满 (飽滿)

Uncommon

大饱口福 (大飽口福)
大饱眼福 (大飽眼福)
温饱 (溫飽)
饱受 (飽受)
饱含 (飽含)
饱尝 (飽嘗)
饱览 (飽覽)
饱足 (飽足)
饱餐 (飽餐)

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  • 2069th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 8 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. bào (Bao4)surname Bao
2. bào (bao4)abalone

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for bào (bao4)The component is pronounced as 'bāo' (bao1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Common

鲍鱼 (鮑魚)

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  • 2069th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 8 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. bào (Bao4)surname Bao
2. bào (bao4)abalone

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for bào (bao4)The component is pronounced as 'bāo' (bao1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Common

鲍鱼 (鮑魚)

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  • 2502nd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 25 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. bào (bao4)leopard • panther

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for bào (bao4)The component is pronounced as 'sháo' (shao2). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for bào (bao4)The component is pronounced as 'bāo' (bao1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Common

雪豹 

Uncommon

海豹 
豹子 
金钱豹 (金錢豹)

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  • 3615th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 12 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. bào (bao4)a carpenter's plane • to plane • to level • to make smooth
2. páo (pao2)to eliminate • to dig • to question

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for bào (bao4)The component is pronounced as 'bāo' (bao1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for bào (bao4)The component is pronounced as 'dāo' (dao1). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for páo (pao2)The component is pronounced as 'bāo' (bao1). It has the same pinyin final.
4. Pronunciation clue for páo (pao2)The component is pronounced as 'dāo' (dao1). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

刨冰 

Uncommon

刨子 
刨根问底 (刨根問底)

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  • 4028th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 5 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. báo (bao2)hail

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for báo (bao2)The component is pronounced as 'bāo' (bao1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Uncommon

冰雹 

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  • 6010th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 0 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. bào (bao4)jump • leap

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for bào (bao4)The component is pronounced as 'sháo' (shao2). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for bào (bao4)The component is pronounced as 'bāo' (bao1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

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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