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苞 (bāo): A variety of rush — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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苞

艹cǎo · grass

包bāo · wrap

苞=艹cǎo · grass+包bāo · wrap

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Related Words: 苞

含苞 • hán bāo • in bud

hán含

bāo苞

in bud

花苞 • huā bāo • flower bud

huā花

bāo苞

flower bud

苞米 • bāo mǐ • corn (dialectal)

bāo苞

mǐ米

corn (dialectal)

苞谷 • bāo gǔ • corn (dialectal)

bāo苞

gǔ谷

corn (dialectal)

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zài在

běi北

fāng方

，

rén人

men们

cháng常

bǎ把

yù玉

mǐ米

jiào叫

zuò作

bāo苞

mǐ米

huò或

bāo苞

gǔ谷

。

In northern China, people often call corn 'bāomǐ' or 'bāogǔ'.

chūn春

tiān天

lái来

le了

，

shù树

zhī枝

shàng上

cháng

zhè这

zhū株

zhí植

wù物

hán含

bāo苞

dài待

fàng放

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Pinyinbāo

Meaninga variety of rush; firm, enduring; to burst forth

Strokes8

Radical艹

Traditional苞

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Zhuyinㄅㄠ

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长

chū出

le了

xǔ许

duō多

xiǎo小

huā花

bāo苞

。

Spring has arrived, and many small flower buds have grown on the branches.

，

guò过

jǐ几

tiān天

jiù就

huì会

kāi开

huā花

le了

。

This plant is in bud and will bloom in a few days.

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Characters pronounced "bao".

鲍bàoabalone; dried fish; surname
饱bǎofull up; eaten to one’s satisfaction
剥bāoto peel, to skin, to strip off
包bāoa packet of; package
暴bàosudden, violent, or cruel
爆bàoto explode or burst suddenly

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "艹".

著zhùmanifest; (Cant.) to wear
茨cíthatching; caltrop, Tribulus terrestris
藩fānfence; boundary; outlying border
蓑suōrain coat made of straw, coir, etc.
苫shānrush or straw matting
芥jièmustard plant; mustard; tiny

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