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鸨

bǎo

Character Traditional 鴇

What 鸨 means

1. Chinese bustard
2. procuress

Words starting with 鸨

• 鸨母bǎo mǔfemale brothel keeper; a bawd

Words containing 鸨

• 大鸨dà bǎo(bird species of China) great bustard (Otis tarda)
• 小鸨xiǎo bǎo(bird species of China) little bustard (Tetrax tetrax)
• 老鸨lǎo bǎofemale brothel keeper
• 波斑鸨bō bān bǎo(bird species of China) MacQueen's bustard (Chlamydotis macqueenii)

Characters that look like 鸨

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

• 损sǔn(bound form) to decrease; to diminish; (bound form) to harm; to damage…
• 顾gùto look after; to take into consideration; to attend to
• 鸦yācrow
• 顷qǐngunit of area equal to 100 亩; a short while; a little while ago
• 绣xiùto embroider; embroidery
• 绢juànthin, tough silk fabric

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…
• 葆dense foliage; to cover
• 褓used in 襁褓; used in 褓姆
• 媬governess; nurse