The Chinese word 包庇 (bāobì), meaning "to harbor" or "to shield" (often a wrongdoer), is a compound formed through the combination of two semantically related characters: 包 (bāo), which originally means "to wrap" or "to cover," and 庇 (bì), which means "to shelter" or "to protect." Together, they create a metaphorical meaning where 包 conveys the act of concealing or enveloping, and 庇 adds the sense of providing protective cover, thus jointly expressing the concept of actively covering up and providing refuge for someone, typically from blame or punishment.