bāo
wrap
Original meaning:
to embrace
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".
Components
Evolution
![包 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD) 包 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)](https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E5%8C%85_0.png)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)![包 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD) 包 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)](https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E5%8C%85_6.png)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
Component uses
Iconic component in 1 character (1 verified)
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