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胞 (bāo): Womb — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 胞

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 胞 — animated stroke order
2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 胞

胞 stroke order diagram
3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right
胞
⺼
包bāo · wrap
胞=
4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 胞

胞 handwriting practice worksheet preview
5.

How to Use 胞

Siblings and compatriots

Words that refer to people sharing the same womb or origin.

同胞 • tóng bāo • compatriot; sibling • HSK 6
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6.

Example Sentences

rén人
tǐ体
yóu由
wú无
shù数
xì细
bāo

Information

Pinyinbāo
Meaningwomb, placenta, afterbirth
Strokes9
Radical月
Traditional胞
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#1842
Zhuyinㄅㄠ
UnicodeU+80DE
CangjiePRU
⺼
+包bāo · wrap
tóng同
bāo胞

compatriot; sibling

双胞胎 • shuāng bāo tāi • twins • HSK 6
HSK 6
shuāng双
bāo胞
tāi胎

twins

胞
zǔ组
chéng成
。

The human body is composed of countless cells

wǒ我
hé和
wǒ我
de的
tóng同
bāo胞
men们
yì一
qǐ起
qìng庆
zhù祝
jié节
rì日
。

I celebrate the festival with my siblings

hǎi海
wài外
qiáo侨
bāo胞
xīn心
xì系
zǔ祖
guó国
fā发
zhǎn展
。

Overseas compatriots care about the development of their homeland

Bái白
xì细
bāo胞
néng能
dǐ抵
kàng抗
bìng病
jūn菌
。

White blood cells can fight germs.

kē科
xué学
jiā家
zhèng正
zài在
yán研
jiū究
rú如
hé何
xiū修
fù复
shòu受
sǔn损
de的
nǎo脑
xì细
bāo胞
。

Scientists are studying how to repair damaged brain cells.

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Same Sound

Characters pronounced "bao".

  • 鲍bàoabalone; dried fish; surname
  • 饱bǎofull up; eaten to one’s satisfaction
  • 苞bāoa variety of rush; firm, enduring; to burst forth
  • 剥bāoto peel, to skin, to strip off
  • 包bāoa packet of; package
  • 暴bàosudden, violent, or cruel
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Same Radical

Characters with radical "月".

  • 朔shuòfirst day of lunar month; the north
  • 臃yōngswell up; swelling; fat
  • 胯kuàpelvis; groin; thighs
  • 腑fǔbowels, entrails, internal organs
  • 臆yìchest, breast, bosom; thought
  • 膘biāofat; rump
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