bāo

wrap

Pictograph of the side view of a person bending over. Original form of .

Evolution

勹 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
勹 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
勹 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

bāo

wrap; KangXi radical 20; archaic variant of [bāo]

Component uses

Meaning component in 4 characters (2 verified)

Sound component in 2 characters (2 verified)

Iconic component in 4 characters (4 verified)

Unknown component in 1 character (0 verified)

Sources

古文字詁林編纂委員會《古文字詁林》Vol. 8, p.138