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褓

bǎo

Character

What 褓 means

1. used in {襁褓|qiǎng bǎo}
2. used in {褓姆|bǎo mǔ} and {褓母|bǎo mǔ}

Other readings

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

• bǎovariant of {褓|bǎo}

Words starting with 褓

• 褓姆bǎo mǔvariant of 保姆
• 褓母bǎo mǔvariant of 保姆

Words containing 褓

• 襁褓qiǎng bǎoswaddling clothes; fig. early stage of development; infancy
• 𫄶褓qiǎng bǎovariant of 襁褓

Characters built on 保

These share the phonetic component 保 (bǎo), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 堡bǎo(bound form) fortress; stronghold…
• 褒bāoto praise; to commend; to honor
• 煲bāodeep cooking pot; to cook slowly in such a pot
• 葆bǎodense foliage; to cover

Characters that look like 褓

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

• 溯sùto go upstream; to trace the source
• 榻tàcouch
• 褪tuìto take off (clothes); to shed (feathers); (of color) to fade…
• 褥rùmattress
• 槌chuímallet; pestle; beetle (for wedging or ramming)
• 榉jǔZeikowa acuminata

Sounds the same

Read bǎo, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 饱to eat till full; satisfied
• 保to defend; to protect; to keep; to guarantee; to ensure…
• 宝jewel; gem; treasure
• 堡(bound form) fortress; stronghold…
• 鸨Chinese bustard; procuress
• 葆dense foliage; to cover
• 媬governess; nurse