懂中文 Dong Chinese

胞

bāo

womb

Phonosemantic compound. ⺼ represents the meaning and 包 represents the sound.

Components
⺼ meaning component

⺼  Meaning component

ròu

  

meat, flesh

⺼ is a component form of 肉.

包 sound component

包  Sound component

bāo

  

wrap

Evolution

胞 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
胞 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

胞  

bāo

womb, placenta, fetal membrane; placenta; womb; born of the same parents

Most common words with 胞
Freq.
Word
Meaning

细胞

cell (biology)

双胞胎

twin

同胞

sibling

干细胞

stem cell

胞

womb