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包 bāo — “bun; bag”
How to write and say the Chinese character 包 (bāo), which means bun; bag — with stroke order, audio, its story, and an example sentence. Theme: Food & drink.
Pinyin · 拼音 bāo
Meaning · 意思 bun; bag
Strokes · 笔画 5
Radical · 部首 勹 (wrap)
Hear it · 听发音
Stroke order笔顺
包 is written with 5 strokes, in this order (the red stroke is the one being added):
The story behind it字源小故事
Picture it: to swaddle 勹 a baby 巳; 勹 also provides the pronunciation.
A common word常用词
面包
bread
Example sentence例句
书包里有课本。
There are textbooks in my school bag.
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