包 bāo to cover; to wrap; to hold

Made up of [勹 bāo wrap radical 20, 巳 sì snake; 6th earthly branch and zodiac element radical 49]
Used as component 包 in :跑 sì ; 抱 bào ; 泡 pào ; 饱 bǎo ; 炮 pào
This measure word can be used with these nouns: 衣 yī (clothes)
Made with 5 strokes.
Shows an unborn child in the womb with the meaning of something covered, held and protected. Measure word for things that are in bundles, packets and packages

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Also uses 勹 bāo component: 狗 gǒu (dog) 曷 hé (why) ; 句 jù (sentence) ; 葡 pú (grape) ; 勺 sháo (spoon) ; 萄 táo (grapes) ; 勿 wù (do not)
Also uses 巳 sì component: 港 gǎng (harbor) 异 yì (different)

Sounds same

勹 bāo (wrap)

Different tone

宝 bǎo (jewel) ; 饱 bǎo (to eat till full) ; 报 bào (to announce) ; 抱 bào (to hold)

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Pronunciation

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Cities

包头 Baotou, Inner Mongolia

People

包拯 Bao Zheng

Proverbs

肉包子打狗 ròu bāo zǐ dǎ gǒu To use a self defeating method to solve a problem
纸包不住火 zhǐ bāo bù zhù huǒ The truth can not be concealed
包藏祸心 bāo cáng huò xīn Having evil intent; concealing malice.