bào
report
Original meaning:
punish
Simplified form of 報. Depicts a person being subdued (𠬝) by shackles (㚔). Based on the original meaning "punish". The meaning later shifted to "revenge", "recompense", "report", and "announce".
Components
Evolution
![报 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC) 报 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)](https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E5%A0%B1_0.png)
Bronze script
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)![报 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD) 报 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)](https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E5%A0%B1_1.png)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)![报 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD) 报 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)](https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E5%A0%B1_5.png)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Traditional script
ModernSimplified script
ModernDefinitions
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