bāo

to cover

surname Bao; to wrap; to hold; to include; to take charge of; to contract (to or for); package; wrapper; container; bag; to hold or embrace; bundle; packet; CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1]

wrapping figure (勹) + enclosed contents (巳) = to wrap and contain

勹 depicts a person bending over to wrap something, while 巳 inside represents the embryo or contents being enclosed. Together they evoke the act of folding around and containing something within.

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A bendingSemantic
Originally depicted a curled embryoSemantic

Words with 包

邮包

yóu bāo

postal parcel

双人包夹

shuāng rén bāo jiā

(sports) double-teaming

钱包

qián bāo

purse

闭包

bì bāo

closure (math.)

双肩包

shuāng jiān bāo

backpack

顶包

dǐng bāo

to serve as forced labor

香包

xiāng bāo

a small bag full of fragrance used on Dragon boat Festival

骚包

sāo bāo

(slang) alluring

脏脏包

zāng zāng bāo

pastry bun filled with chocolate and covered with cocoa powder

发包

fà bāo

bun hair extension

包袋

bāo dài

bag

碱水面包

jiǎn shuǐ miàn bāo

bread made with a lye solution; (esp.) pretzel

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