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CHINESE CHARACTER

bào

豹

豹

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leopard

Numbered pinyin
bao4
English meanings
leopard, panther

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 豸; right 勺.

  • Left

    豸
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  • Right

    勺
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Meaning & sound clues

豸 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “beast”.

勺 is identified as the sound component (sháo). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 豹.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰豸勺

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    yī一zhǐ只bào豹。

    A leopard.

  2. 02

    liè猎bào豹。

    A cheetah.

  3. 03

    bào豹zi子hěn很kuài快。

    Leopards are fast.

  4. 04

    jīnqián金钱bào豹。

    A spotted leopard.

  5. 05

    bǎohù保护bào豹。

    Protect leopards.

  6. 06

    kàn看bào豹zi子。

    See the leopard.

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