跑

páo, pǎo
包 + 𧾷
HSK 3.0Level 2

Definitions

pǎo (verb) to run; to run away; to escape
pǎo (verb) to leak; to evaporate

Etymology

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

Semantic: 足 Phonetic: 包

About

跑 is a phonosemantic compound: 足 (foot) on the left indicates a foot-related meaning, and 包 (meaning 'to wrap') on the right provides the sound. The character originally referred to an animal pawing or digging with its hooves, pronounced páo, not to human running. Later it shifted to mean running quickly or fleeing, replacing earlier characters that had expressed human running.

Example Sentences Hide

他每天早上去跑步。

Tā měitiān zǎoshang qù pǎobù.

He goes running every morning.

小猫从院子里跑掉了。

Xiǎo māo cóng yuànzi lǐ pǎodiào le.

The kitten ran away from the yard.

你能帮我跑腿买点东西吗？

Nǐ néng bāng wǒ pǎotuǐ mǎi diǎn dōngxi ma?

Can you help me run an errand to buy some things?

那辆红色跑车开得很快。

Nà liàng hóngsè pǎochē kāi de hěn kuài.

That red sports car is driving very fast.

他经常在外地跑业务。

Tā jīngcháng zài wàidì pǎo yèwù.

He often travels to other places for sales work.

为了找到答案，他跑遍了图书馆。

Wèile zhǎodào dá'àn, tā pǎobiàn le túshūguǎn.

In order to find the answer, he ran all over the library.

在成功之前，他只在剧组跑龙套。

Zài chénggōng zhīqián, tā zhǐ zài jùzǔ pǎo lóngtào.

Before his success, he only played minor roles in the film crew.

这个月他需要为新的研发项目四处跑。

Zhège yuè tā xūyào wèi xīn de yánfā xiàngmù sìchù pǎo.

This month he needs to run around everywhere for the new research and development project.

Related Characters

Component: 包

炮 抱 胞 饱 泡 鲍 袍 咆 刨 苞 雹 疱 庖 孢

Component: 𧾷

路 跟 跳 距 跃 踪 践 跌 踏 跨 跪 踢 躁 蹲

Example Words

吓跑 奔跑 赛跑 起跑线 跑来跑去 跑出 跑掉 跑步 跑调 跑路 跑车 跑道 逃跑 长跑 中长跑 乱跑 偷跑 助跑 夜跑 小跑 慢跑 打跑 折返跑 抢跑