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苞
bāo
1. bud
2. flower calyx
3. luxuriant
4. profuse
Common • Top 8% ✏️ 9 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

苞
bāo
bud, flower; rush, reed; to bloom
8 丶

Compound Words (9)

含苞
hánbāo
(of a plant) to be in bud
花苞
huābāo
flower bud
苞片
bāopiàn
bract (botany)
苞谷
bāogǔ
variant of [[包穀|包谷<bāogǔ>]]
苞米
bāomǐ
variant of [[包米<bāomǐ>]]
苞粟
bāosù
corn
开苞
kāibāo
to deflower
含苞待放
hánbāodàifàng
in bud
苞藏祸心
bāocánghuòxīn
to harbor evil intentions (idiom); concealing malice

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
3,797
Word Frequency Rank
6,454 of 84,292