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包

包 U+5305, 包
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5305
← 匄
[U+5304] 		CJK Unified Ideographs 匆 →
[U+5306]

包 U+2F829, 包
CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-2F829
← 勺
[U+2F828] 		CJK Compatibility Ideographs Supplement 匆 →
[U+2F82A]

Translingual

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Stroke order (Chinese)
 
Japanese 包
Simplified 包
Traditional 包

Alternative forms

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  • Note the different Chinese and Japanese forms (a closed loop 巳 in Chinese, center open 己 in Japanese). Note also that the bottom tail extends beyond the right side (in either form).
  • A CJK compatibility ideograph exists at U+2F829 for a variant form in Taiwan which is the same as the Japanese form.

Han character

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包 (Kangxi radical 20, 勹+3, 5 strokes, cangjie input 心口山 (PRU) or 心尸山 (PSU), four-corner 27712, composition ⿹勹巳(GHTKV) or ⿹勹己(J or U+2F829))

Derived characters

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Further reading

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  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 150, character 27
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 2506
  • Dae Jaweon: page 340, character 2
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 257, character 6
  • Unihan data for U+5305

Chinese

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simp. and trad.
 包
alternative forms 勹
苞
𮎛
 
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Glyph origin

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Historical forms of the character 包
Warring States Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Qin slip script Small seal script Transcribed ancient scripts
     
Characters in the same phonetic series (勹) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
Old Chinese
袍 *buː
袌 *buː, *buːs
軳 *buː
抱 *buːʔ
勽 *buːs, *mɯnʔ
菢 *buːs
勹 *pruː
包 *pruː
胞 *pruː, *pʰruː
苞 *pruː
枹 *pruː, *bu, *bu
飽 *pruːʔ
泡 *pʰruː, *m̥ʰruːs, *bruː
炮 *pʰruːs, *bruː
皰 *pʰruːs, *bruːs
疱 *pʰruːs, *bruːs
跑 *bruː, *bruːɡ
咆 *bruː
庖 *bruː
匏 *bruː
刨 *bruː
狍 *bruː
炰 *bruː
鉋 *bruː, *bruːs
瓟 *bruː, *bruːɡ
颮 *bruː, *pʰruːɡ
鞄 *bruː, *bruːʔ, *bruːs, *pʰruːɡ
鮑 *bruːʔ
骲 *bruːʔ, *bruːs, *bruːɡ, *pʰoːɡ
玸 *bu
雹 *bruːɡ
窇 *bruːɡ

Pictogram (象形) – a fetus (巳 (sì)) in the womb (勹), or a swaddled baby. Shuowen gives both interpretations.

Pronunciation 1

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Note:
  • bau1 - verb;
  • bau1* - “bread; bun”;
  • bau1-4 - “bag; sack”.
Note: pâu - surname.
Rime
Character 包
Reading # 1/1
Initial (聲) 幫 (1)
Final (韻) 肴 (90)
Tone (調) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open
Division (等) II
Fanqie 布交切
Baxter paew
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/pˠau/
Pan
Wuyun 		/pᵚau/
Shao
Rongfen 		/pau/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/paɨw/
Li
Rong 		/pau/
Wang
Li 		/pau/
Bernhard
Karlgren 		/pau/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		bāo
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		baau1
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character 包
Reading # 1/1
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin) 		bāo
Middle
Chinese 		‹ pæw ›
Old
Chinese 		/*pˁ<r>u/
English wrap, bundle

Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 包
Reading # 1/1
No. 273
Phonetic
component 		勹
Rime
group 		幽
Rime
subdivision 		1
Corresponding
MC rime 		包
Old
Chinese 		/*pruː/

Definitions

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包

  1. to wrap up; to enwrap; to bundle up
  2. to make a wrapped item
    包餃子／包饺子  ―  bāo jiǎozi  ―  to make dumplings
    包雲吞／包云吞 [Cantonese]  ―  baau1 wan4 tan1 [Jyutping]  ―  to make wontons
    包粽 [Cantonese]  ―  baau1 zung2 [Jyutping]  ―  to make zongzi
  3. to include; to encompass
  4. to cover; to place under cover
  5. to surround
  6. to undertake (a task, a job, a project, etc.)
  7. to assure; to ensure; to guarantee
    包你滿意／包你满意  ―  bāo nǐ mǎnyì  ―  You're guaranteed to be pleased
    食包包食飽／食包包食饱 [Cantonese]  ―  sik6 baau1 baau1 sik6 baau2 [Jyutping]  ―  Eating bread guarantees you to feel full
  8. to reserve or dedicate for a specific purpose
    包車／包车  ―  bāochē  ―  to reserve a car
    包場／包场  ―  bāochǎng  ―  to reserve a venue
  9. to hire (a lover)
    包二奶  ―  bāo èrnǎi  ―  to cohabit with and financially support a mistress
  10. (Malaysia, Singapore, slang) Short for 打包 (dǎbāo, “to take away (food)”).
  11. bundle; bunch
  12. parcel; package
  13. bag; sack
    書包／书包  ―  shūbāo  ―  schoolbag; backpack
  14. bump; swelling
  15. yurt
  16. (food) baozi
    Alternative form: 飽 / 饱
    叉燒包／叉烧包  ―  chāshāobāo  ―  char siu bao
    小籠包／小笼包  ―  xiǎolóngbāo  ―  xiaolongbao
  17. (food) bun; bread (any small baked good)
    Alternative form: 飽 / 饱
    麵包／面包  ―  miànbāo  ―  bread
    漢堡包／汉堡包  ―  hànbǎobāo  ―  hamburger
    食包包食飽／食包包食饱 [Cantonese]  ―  sik6 baau1 baau1 sik6 baau2 [Jyutping]  ―  Eating bread guarantees you to feel full
  18. (software) package
  19. (networking) packet
  20. (slang) compensation package
    薪資總包／薪资总包  ―  xīnzī zǒng bāo  ―  total compensation package
  21. Classifier for packs or bags.
    一包薯片  ―  yī bāo shǔpiàn  ―  a bag of potato chips
  22. (xiangqi) cannon: 🩬 (on the black side)
  23. a surname
    包拯  ―  Bāo Zhěng  ―  Bao Zheng (Chinese politician during the Song dynasty)
Synonyms
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  • (to wrap up):
  • (to include):
  • (to assure):
  • (baozi):
Dialectal synonyms of 包子 (“steamed bun (with filling)”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 包子
Northeastern Mandarin Beijing 包子
Taiwan 包子
Harbin 包子
Singapore 包
Jilu Mandarin Jinan 包子
Central Plains Mandarin Luoyang 包子
Wanrong 包子
Xi'an 包子
Dingbian 包子
Xuzhou 包子
Lanyin Mandarin Ürümqi 包子
Southwestern Mandarin Chengdu 包子
Wuhan 包子
Guiyang 包子
Guilin 包子
Jianghuai Mandarin Nanjing 包子
Yangzhou 包子
Hefei 包子
Cantonese Guangzhou 包
Hong Kong 包
Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) 包
Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) 包
Hong Kong (Ting Kok) 包仔
Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) 包仔
Macau 包
Guangzhou (Panyu) 包
Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) 包
Guangzhou (Conghua) 包
Guangzhou (Zengcheng) 包
Foshan 包
Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) 包
Foshan (Shunde) 包
Foshan (Sanshui) 包
Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) 包
Zhongshan (Shiqi) 包
Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) 包
Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) 包
Zhuhai (Doumen) 包
Jiangmen (Baisha) 包
Jiangmen (Xinhui) 包
Taishan 包
Kaiping (Chikan) 包
Enping (Niujiang) 包
Heshan (Yayao) 包
Dongguan 包
Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) 包
Yangjiang 包子
Beihai 包子
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) 包子
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) 包子
Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) 包子
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) 包
Singapore (Guangfu) 包
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) 大包
Móng Cái 包子
Gan Nanchang 包子
Lichuan 包子
Pingxiang 包子
Hakka Meixian 包仔
Xingning 包哩
Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) 包
Dongguan (Qingxi) 包
Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) 包
Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) 包仔
Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) 包
Yudu 包子
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 包仔
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 包仔
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 包仔
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 包
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 包仔
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 包子
Hong Kong 包
Senai (Huiyang) 包
Huizhou Jixi 饅頭
Jin Taiyuan 包子
Xinzhou 包子, 圪組子
Northern Min Jian'ou 包仔
Eastern Min Fuzhou 包
Southern Min Xiamen 包仔, 包
Quanzhou 包仔, 包
Zhangzhou 包仔, 包
Tainan 包仔
Penang (Hokkien) 包
Singapore (Hokkien) 包
Manila (Hokkien) 燒包
Chaozhou 包
Shantou 包
Shantou (Chenghai) 包
Jieyang 包
Haifeng 包
Bangkok (Teochew) 包
Johor Bahru (Teochew) 包
Singapore (Teochew) 包
Leizhou 包
Haikou 包子
Zhongshan Min Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) 包
Southern Pinghua Nanning (Tingzi) 包子
Wu Shanghai 饅頭
Shanghai (Songjiang) 饅頭
Shanghai (Jiading) 饅頭
Shanghai (Chongming) 饅頭
Suzhou 饅頭
Danyang 包子
Hangzhou 饅頭
Ningbo 包子
Wenzhou 饅頭
Jinhua 包子
Xiang Changsha 包子
Loudi 包子
Shuangfeng 包子
Hengyang 包子
  • (bread):
Dialectal synonyms of 麵包 (“bread”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 麵包
Northeastern Mandarin Beijing 麵包
Taiwan 麵包
Chengde 麵包
Chifeng 麵包
Hulunbuir (Hailar) 麵包
Heihe 麵包
Qiqihar 麵包, 列巴
Harbin 麵包, 列巴
Jiamusi 麵包, 列巴
Baicheng 麵包
Changchun 麵包
Tonghua 麵包
Shenyang 麵包
Jinzhou 麵包
Singapore 麵包
Jilu Mandarin Tianjin 麵包
Tangshan 麵包
Cangzhou 麵包
Baoding 麵包
Shijiazhuang 麵包
Lijin 麵包
Jinan 麵包
Jiaoliao Mandarin Dalian 麵包
Dandong 麵包
Yantai 麵包
Qingdao 麵包
Zhucheng 麵包
Central Plains Mandarin Lingbao 麵包
Jining 麵包
Linfen 麵包
Shangqiu 麵包
Yuanyang 麵包
Zhengzhou 麵包
Xinyang 麵包
Baihe 麵包
Xi'an 麵包
Baoji 麵包
Tianshui 麵包
Xining 麵包
Xuzhou 麵包
Fuyang 麵包
Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) 合列巴
Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan) 合列巴
Lanyin Mandarin Yinchuan 麵包
Lanzhou 麵包
Dunhuang 麵包
Hami 麵包
Ürümqi 麵包, 列巴
Southwestern Mandarin Chengdu 麵包
Nanchong 麵包
Dazhou 麵包
Hanyuan 麵包
Xichang 麵包
Zigong 麵包
Chongqing 麵包
Wuhan 麵包
Yichang 麵包
Xiangyang 麵包
Tianmen 麵包
Guiyang 麵包
Zunyi 麵包
Bijie 麵包
Liping 麵包
Zhaotong 麵包
Dali 麵包
Kunming 麵包
Mengzi 麵包
Guilin 麵包
Liuzhou 麵包
Shanglin (Sanli) 烤包
Jishou 麵包
Changde 麵包
Hanzhong 麵包
Jianghuai Mandarin Nanjing 麵包
Yangzhou 麵包
Lianyungang 麵包
Lianshui 麵包子
Nantong 麵包
Anqing 麵包
Wuhu 麵包
Hefei 麵包
Hong'an 麵包
Cantonese Guangzhou 麵包
Hong Kong 麵包, 包
Taishan 麵包
Yangjiang 麵包
Beihai 麵包
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) 麵包, 餅麵
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) 麵包
Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) 燒包
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) 麵包, 羅啲
Singapore (Guangfu) 麵包, 羅啲
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) 麵包
Móng Cái 麵包, 餅麵
Hakka Miaoli (N. Sixian) 麵包
Miaoli (Gongguan; N. Sixian) 麵包
Miaoli (Zhuolan; N. Sixian) 麵包
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 麭
Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian) 麭
Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian) 麭
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 麵包, 麭
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 麵包, 麭
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 麵包, 麭
Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping) 麵包
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 麵包, 麭
Sabah (Bao'an) 麵包
Senai (Huiyang) 羅啲
Singkawang 羅啲
Huizhou Shexian 麵包
Jin Taiyuan 麵包
Yangyuan 麵包
Datong 麵包
Xinzhou 麵包
Lüliang (Lishi) 麵包
Changzhi 麵包
Linhe 麵包
Jining 麵包
Hohhot 麵包
Erenhot 麵包
Pingshan 麵包
Zhangjiakou 麵包
Handan 麵包
Linzhou 麵包
Suide 麵包
Eastern Min Fuzhou 麵包
Matsu 麵包
Southern Min Xiamen 麵包
Quanzhou 麵包
Zhangzhou 麵包
Zhao'an 麵包
Taipei 麭
New Taipei (Tamsui) 麭, 麵包
New Taipei (Sanxia) 麭, 麵包
New Taipei (Pingxi) 麭
Kaohsiung 麭, 麵包
Kaohsiung (Cijin) 麭
Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang) 麭
Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang) 麭
Kaohsiung (Tianliao) 麭, 麵包
Yilan 麵包
Yilan (Luodong) 麭, 麵包
Yilan (Toucheng) 麭, 麵包
Changhua (Lukang) 麭
Changhua (Yongjing) 麭
Taichung 麭, 麵包
Tainan 麭
Tainan (Anping) 麭, 麵包
Hsinchu 麭
Pingtung (Baoli, Checheng) 麭
Kinmen 麵包, 麭
Penghu (Magong) 麭
Penghu (Xiyu) 麭
Penang (Hokkien) 羅啲
Singapore (Hokkien) 羅啲
Manila (Hokkien) 麵頭, 麵包
Jieyang 酸包
Johor Bahru (Teochew) 麵包, 羅啲
Singapore (Teochew) 羅啲
Batam (Teochew) 羅啲
Wenchang 麵包
Singapore (Hainanese) 羅啲
Wu Shanghai 麵包
Antonyms
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  • (antonym(s) of “to wrap up”):

Compounds

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Descendants

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Sino-Xenic (包):
  • → Vietnamese: bao (包)

Others:

Pronunciation 2

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Definitions

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包

  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Original form of 庖 (páo, “kitchen”).
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Original form of 匏 (páo, “bottle gourd”).

Pronunciation 3

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Definitions

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包

  1. Only used in 包來／包来.

References

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  • “包”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎[2], 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
  • 李如龙 [Li, Ru-long], 刘福铸 [Liu, Fu-zhu], 吴华英 [Wu, Hua-ying], 黄国城 [Huang, Guo-cheng] (2019) “包”, in 莆仙方言调查报告 [Investigation Report on Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 176.

Japanese

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Shinjitai 包
Kyūjitai
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包󠄁
包+&#xE0101;?
(Adobe-Japan1) 		 
包󠄃
包+&#xE0103;?
(Hanyo-Denshi)
(Moji_Joho)
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Kanji

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包

(Fourth grade kyōiku kanji)

  1. to wrap up

Readings

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
包
ぱお
Grade: 4
irregular

Borrowed from Mandarin 包 (bāo).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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包(パオ) • (pao) 

  1. yurt (housing)

Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
包
つつ(み)
Grade: 4
kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 包 – see the following entry.
【つつみ】
[noun] package
[noun] parcel
[verb] stem or continuative form of 包む (tsutsumu, “to wrap”) [godan]
Alternative spelling
包み
(This term, 包, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 3

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Kanji in this term
包
くる(み)
Grade: 4
kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 包 – see the following entry.
【くるみ】
[noun] a bundle, a parcel, that which is wrapped
[verb] stem or continuative form of 包む (kurumu, “to wrap”) [godan]
Alternative spelling
包み
(This term, 包, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

References

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  1. ^ “包”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2025
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

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Hanja

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包 (eumhun 쌀 포 (ssal po))

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包 (eumhun 꾸러미 포 (kkureomi po))

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Vietnamese

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Han character

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包: Hán Nôm readings: bao

  1. chữ Hán form of bao (“to wrap up; to enwrap; to bundle up; to include; to encompass; to cover”).
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