Read Edit View history Discussion 包 bāopào HSK1 wrap Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Depicts a person (勹) hugging a child (子). Based on the original meaning "to embrace", now written as 抱. The meaning later shifted to "cover" and "wrap". Pinyin Separate values with commas bāo × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Depicts a person hugging. 勹 also represents the sound. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 包 Simp strokes 包 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Depicts a child. Modern form looks like 巳. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 包 Simp strokes 包 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 包 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 407, 815 ], [ 424, 798 ], [ 440, 764 ], [ 423, 728 ], [ 332, 597 ], [ 248, 508 ], [ 213, 480 ] ], [ [ 367, 590 ], [ 687, 654 ], [ 704, 654 ], [ 731, 634 ], [ 714, 428 ], [ 699, 358 ], [ 683, 315 ], [ 663, 284 ], [ 643, 268 ], [ 610, 281 ], [ 552, 322 ] ], [ [ 306, 432 ], [ 314, 442 ], [ 415, 474 ], [ 440, 480 ], [ 456, 475 ], [ 479, 453 ], [ 454, 366 ], [ 429, 355 ] ], [ [ 287, 281 ], [ 303, 296 ], [ 418, 320 ], [ 485, 316 ] ], [ [ 248, 463 ], [ 267, 442 ], [ 275, 419 ], [ 259, 235 ], [ 267, 117 ], [ 281, 80 ], [ 297, 59 ], [ 340, 29 ], [ 373, 16 ], [ 443, -2 ], [ 571, -13 ], [ 684, -3 ], [ 809, 29 ], [ 861, 56 ], [ 897, 87 ], [ 912, 243 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 385 619 Q 412 652 441 690 Q 465 724 484 740 Q 494 752 491 767 Q 487 782 457 808 Q 429 830 408 831 Q 387 830 395 805 Q 422 736 217 497 Q 205 487 203 480 Q 199 468 214 470 Q 241 473 358 589 L 385 619 Z", "M 358 589 Q 385 573 405 579 Q 673 646 689 622 Q 704 603 696 548 Q 683 398 648 333 Q 635 303 609 307 Q 582 317 559 328 Q 535 338 551 312 Q 597 263 617 226 Q 644 202 664 226 Q 698 256 721 305 Q 746 363 754 535 Q 755 596 775 628 Q 788 641 781 652 Q 771 662 719 685 Q 697 694 678 680 Q 651 664 549 644 Q 461 625 385 619 C 355 616 330 600 358 589 Z", "M 474 337 Q 493 415 517 437 Q 541 464 516 478 Q 455 511 450 511 Q 440 511 429 505 Q 392 478 294 452 C 265 444 275 416 304 423 Q 311 424 322 428 Q 368 441 406 452 Q 433 459 440 449 Q 444 445 421 343 C 414 314 467 308 474 337 Z", "M 283 276 Q 290 275 299 277 Q 357 292 485 305 Q 495 306 496 316 Q 496 323 474 337 C 452 352 450 351 421 343 Q 346 322 287 310 C 258 304 253 277 283 276 Z", "M 946 94 Q 933 128 920 228 Q 920 244 913 250 Q 907 254 902 236 Q 869 130 848 97 Q 817 63 732 40 Q 536 -11 373 47 Q 310 75 295 112 Q 274 160 283 276 L 287 310 Q 293 362 304 421 Q 304 422 304 423 C 308 444 308 444 294 452 Q 282 464 262 471 Q 249 475 241 471 Q 234 467 239 449 Q 252 410 248 373 Q 230 154 248 93 Q 254 54 292 23 Q 382 -41 603 -40 Q 697 -37 786 -14 Q 862 7 938 53 Q 957 68 946 94 Z" ] } 5 strokes 包 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "animcjk", "medians": [ [ [ 401, 822 ], [ 442, 757 ], [ 330, 596 ], [ 209, 479 ] ], [ [ 362, 594 ], [ 690, 657 ], [ 739, 627 ], [ 677, 305 ], [ 628, 260 ], [ 551, 322 ] ], [ [ 296, 441 ], [ 442, 482 ], [ 483, 457 ], [ 438, 330 ] ], [ [ 286, 285 ], [ 489, 318 ] ], [ [ 244, 464 ], [ 275, 421 ], [ 273, 97 ], [ 314, 42 ], [ 381, 13 ], [ 617, -9 ], [ 809, 29 ], [ 902, 88 ], [ 908, 244 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M385,619C404,641 422,665 441,690C457,713 472,729 484,740C491,748 493,758 491,767C488,778 477,792 457,808C438,824 422,831 408,831C393,831 388,822 395,805C412,759 354,656 217,497C210,490 204,485 203,480C200,472 203,469 214,470C231,473 284,508 358,589C376,609 376,609 385,619Z", "M358,589C376,579 391,576 405,579C583,625 677,638 689,622C698,609 699,585 696,548C685,449 670,377 648,333C638,314 625,303 609,307C590,312 574,322 559,328C543,336 538,328 551,312C579,278 599,249 617,226C631,207 649,212 664,226C685,248 706,273 721,305C738,344 749,421 754,535C755,576 760,608 775,628C782,638 786,646 781,652C775,660 753,670 719,685C704,692 691,689 678,680C660,669 616,658 549,644C490,632 435,623 385,619C372,619 346,595 358,589Z", "M474,337C486,389 501,422 517,437C533,455 532,469 516,478C475,501 453,511 450,511C443,511 435,510 429,505C403,488 359,470 294,452C284,450 294,421 304,423C337,432 374,444 406,452C423,457 434,456 440,449C442,447 436,411 421,343C418,325 471,320 474,337Z", "M284,276C299,273 316,285 485,305C491,306 495,310 496,316C496,321 488,328 474,337C459,346 438,346 421,343C371,329 326,318 287,310C276,308 273,276 284,276Z", "M946,94C936,117 927,162 920,228C918,239 917,247 913,250C909,253 905,248 902,236C880,166 863,118 848,97C829,73 789,52 732,38C647,18 482,8 365,49C321,65 305,88 295,112C281,145 278,213 284,276C286,299 286,299 287,310C290,347 300,405 304,423C306,433 301,445 294,452C286,460 275,467 262,471C253,474 246,474 241,471C236,469 235,461 239,449C247,423 250,398 248,373C235,228 238,135 248,93C254,68 265,43 292,23C351,-20 455,-43 603,-40C724,-37 843,-6 938,53C951,62 952,77 946,94Z" ] } 5 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.