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CHINESE CHARACTER

bǎo

饱

饱

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satisfied

Numbered pinyin
bao3
English meanings
to eat till full, satisfied

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 饣; right 包.

  • Left

    饣
  • Right

    包
    Explore parts · Enclosed from the upper right

Meaning & sound clues

饣 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “food”.

包 is identified as the sound component (bāo). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 饱.

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

Decomposition reference

⿰饣包

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

    wǒ我chī吃bǎo饱le了。

    I'm full.

  2. 02

    zhè这dùn顿fàn饭chī吃de得bǎo饱。

    This meal was filling.

  3. 03

    bié别chī吃tài太bǎo饱。

    Don't eat too much.

  4. 04

    chī吃bǎo饱cái才yǒulì有力qì气。

    You need to eat well to have strength.

  5. 05

    kàn看bǎo饱le了,zhēn真hǎokàn好看。

    I've had my fill of watching; it's beautiful.

  6. 06

    tā他è饿huài坏le了,zhè这cān餐chī吃de得hěn很bǎo饱。

    Starving, he ate his fill.

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  • 饱和
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