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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- pao3
- English meanings
- travel, race, be away, escape, course, run errands, skirr, double, walk, be away/off, run away, be off, run about doing sth., run, drive, paw the earth, run about doing ..., ride, leg
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 足; right 包.
Meaning & sound clues
足 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “foot”.
包 is identified as the sound component (bāo). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 跑.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
variant of 刨[bao4]
to throw
soak
to sauté
robe; gown
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 奔跑
- 赛跑
- 起跑线
- 跑步
- 跑车
- 跑道
- 跑龙套
- 逃跑
- 长跑