饱

飽

bǎo

包 + 饣

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Definitions

bǎo (verb) to eat till full; satisfied

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 饣 represents the meaning and 包 represents the sound. Simplified form of 飽.

Semantic: 饣 Phonetic: 包

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饱 is the simplified form of 飽, a phono-semantic compound. The food radical 饣 on the left links the character to eating and nourishment, while the right component 包 (bāo) provides the sound and also means "to wrap". The character describes the physical sensation of being full after eating, and it extends metaphorically to a state of saturation or complete fulfillment, whether physical or emotional.

Etymology Hide

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Traditional Modern

Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

我吃得很饱。

Wǒ chī de hěn bǎo.

I am very full from eating.

这顿饭让我很饱。

Zhè dùn fàn ràng wǒ hěn bǎo.

This meal made me very full.

他每天吃得饱。

Tā měi tiān chī de bǎo.

He eats to fullness every day.

苹果长得饱满。

Píngguǒ zhǎng de bǎomǎn.

The apples grow plump.

他饱受压力。

Tā bǎo shòu yālì.

He is under great pressure.

如果吃不饱，就没力气工作。

Rúguǒ chī bù bǎo, jiù méi lìqi gōngzuò.

If you don't eat enough, you won't have energy to work.

因为吃得饱，所以心情好。

Yīnwèi chī de bǎo, suǒyǐ xīnqíng hǎo.

Because I ate enough, I am in a good mood.

我们饱览了美丽的自然风光。

Wǒmen bǎo lǎn le měilì de zìrán fēngguāng.

We feasted our eyes on the beautiful natural scenery.

Related Characters

Component: 包

Component: 饣

饱