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包

bāo

HSK 3 Character Measure word 个、只

What 包 means

1. to cover
2. to wrap
3. to hold
4. to include
5. to take charge of
6. to contract (to or for)
7. package
8. wrapper
9. container
10. bag
11. to hold or embrace
12. bundle
13. packet

Other readings

包 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• Bāosurname Bao

Example sentences

• 请包起来。
  Please wrap it up.
• 我吃面包。
  I eat bread.
• 把包包看好。
  Bǎ bāobāo kànhǎo.
  Keep an eye on the bags.
• 这是谁的包？
  Whose bag is this?
• 那是我的包。
  This is my bag.
• 帮我抬包裹。
  Help me lift the package.

Words starting with 包

• 包括bāo kuòto comprise; to include; to involve
• 包含bāo hánto contain; to embody; to include
• 包子bāo zibaozi; bao (steamed stuffed bun)
• 包裹bāo guǒto wrap up; to bind up; bundle
• 包装bāo zhuāngto wrap; to package (goods etc); packaging; packing materials…
• 包围bāo wéito surround; to encircle; to hem in
• 包袱bāo fuwrapping cloth; a bundle wrapped in cloth; load
• 包庇bāo bìto shield; to harbor; to cover up
• 包容bāo róngto pardon; to forgive; to show tolerance
• 包厢bāo xiāngbox (in a theater or concert hall); private room (in a restaurant or karaoke)
• 包车bāo chēhired car; chartered car
• 包间bāo jiānprivate room (in a restaurant, or for karaoke etc); parlor; booth
• 包扎bāo zāto wrap up; to pack; to bind up (a wound)
• 包月bāo yuèto make monthly payments; monthly payment
• 包头bāo tóuturban; headband
• 包机bāo jīchartered plane; to charter a plane
• 包办bāo bànto undertake to do everything by oneself; to run the whole show
• 包房bāo fángcompartment (of train, ship etc); private room at restaurant; rented room for karaoke
• 包工头bāo gōng tóuchief labor contractor
• 包涵bāo hanto excuse; to forgive; to bear with; to be tolerant
• 包皮bāo píwrapping; wrapper; foreskin
• 包装纸bāo zhuāng zhǐwrapping paper
• 包揽bāo lǎnto take it all upon oneself; to undertake the whole task; (fig.) to sweep (all prizes etc)
• 包罗万象bāo luó wàn xiàngall-embracing; all-inclusive

Words containing 包

• 面包miàn bāobread
• 承包chéng bāoto contract; to undertake (a job)
• 红包hóng bāomoney wrapped in red as a gift; bonus payment; kickback
• 打包dǎ bāoto wrap; to pack; to put leftovers in a doggy bag for take-out…
• 书包shū bāoschoolbag; satchel; bookbag
• 背包bēi bāoknapsack; rucksack; infantry pack
• 钱包qián bāopurse; wallet
• 皮包pí bāohandbag; briefcase
• 面包车miàn bāo chēvan for carrying people; taxi minibus
• 腰包yāo bāowaist purse (old); (fig.) purse; pocket
• 提包tí bāohandbag; bag; valise
• 荷包hé bāoembroidered pouch for carrying loose change etc; purse; pocket (in clothing)
• 手提包shǒu tí bāo(hand)bag; hold-all
• 公文包gōng wén bāobriefcase; attaché case
• 挎包kuà bāosatchel; bag
• 掏腰包tāo yāo bāoto dip into one's pocket; to pay out of pocket; to foot the bill
• 汉堡包hàn bǎo bāo(loanword) hamburger
• 荷包蛋hé bāo dànpoached egg; egg fried on both sides
• 汤包tāng bāosteamed dumpling
• 承包商chéng bāo shāngcontractor
• 蒙古包měng gǔ bāoyurt
• 沙包shā bāosandbag; punching bag (trad. filled with sand); sand dune
• 邮包yóu bāopostal parcel; parcel
• 面包店miàn bāo diànbakery

Characters that look like 包

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 电diànlightning; electricity; electric (bound form)
• 托tuōto hold up in one's hand; to support with one's palm…
• 矢shǐarrow; dart; straight
• 岂qǐhow? (emphatic question)
• 岌jílofty peak; perilous
• 夙sùmorning; early; long-held

Sounds the same

Read bāo, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 胞placenta; womb; born of the same parents
• 煲deep cooking pot; to cook slowly in such a pot
• 剥to peel; to skin; to shell
• 褒to praise; to commend; to honor
• 炮to sauté; to fry; to dry by heating
• 苞bud; flower calyx; luxuriant
• 孢spore
• 龅(of a bucktooth) to protrude; to stick out
• 蕔a kind of grass (old)
• 勹old variant of 包
• 闁old variant of 褒; to praise