How to write 包 (bāo, “to wrap”)
包 (bāo), an HSK 1 character, means “to wrap”, “to cover” and “to hold”. Make Me a Hanzi uses it in 24 other characters, such as 跑 (“to run”). On its own it is an HSK 2 word; it also forms 包子 (“baozi”), 面包 (“bread”) and 书包 (“schoolbag”). Japanese reads it hou, “wrap”, as a JLPT N2 kanji.
- Pinyin
- bāo
- Strokes
- 5
- HSK
- 1
- Radical
- 勹 (“wrap”)
Stroke by stroke
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
As a top-right cover character it splits into 勹 (“wrap”, the radical), strokes 1–2; 巳 (“6th earthly branch”), strokes 3–5, written the cover first.
- topdown and left
- top leftrightwards → downwards
- leftrightwards → downwards
- leftrightwards
- leftdown and right → rightwards
Japanese and Chinese
The two models differ in shape, so our comparison does not claim an order; compare the numbered frames yourself (5 strokes in Japanese, 5 strokes in Chinese).
包 inside other characters
Make Me a Hanzi count: 24 characters.
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Pinyin and meaning
| Pinyin | Meanings | Traditional | In words |
|---|---|---|---|
| bāo first tone | to wrap; to cover; to hold; to include; to take charge of | — | 包子 面包 书包 红包 |
- HSK 2025 syllabus
- level 1
- 2021 standard
- level 1
- HSK 2.0
- in a level 3 word
- Words with it
- 257 in CC-CEDICT
Words with 包
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 包 | bāo | to cover; to wrap HSK 2 |
| 包子 | bāozi | baozi; bao (steamed stuffed bun) HSK 1 |
| 面包 麵包 | miànbāo | bread HSK 1 |
| 书包 書包 | shūbāo | schoolbag; satchel HSK 2 |
| 红包 紅包 | hóngbāo | money wrapped in red as a gift; bonus payment HSK 4 |
| 背包 | bēibāo | knapsack; rucksack HSK 4 |
| 打包 | dǎbāo | to wrap; to pack HSK 5 |
| 包装 包裝 | bāozhuāng | to wrap; to package (goods etc) HSK 5 |
| 包含 | bāohán | to contain; to embody HSK 5 |
| 包括 | bāokuò | to comprise; to include HSK 5 |
HSK words first (CC-CEDICT).
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