包 bāo
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 勹 — wrap
- Made of
- 勹 wrap 巳 snake
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
包子
bāozi
baozi, steamed stuffed bun
Characters in this word
子 zi
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 子 — son, child
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 我想吃包子。 Wǒ xiǎng chī bāozi. I want to eat baozi.
- 这个包子很好吃。 Zhège bāozi hěn hǎochī. This baozi is delicious.
- 妈妈在做包子。 Māma zài zuò bāozi. Mom is making baozi.
- 早上我买了包子。 Zǎoshang wǒ mǎi le bāozi. I bought baozi in the morning.
- 包子在桌子上。 Bāozi zài zhuōzi shàng. The baozi are on the table.
- 你要吃几个包子？ Nǐ yào chī jǐ ge bāozi? How many baozi do you want to eat?
- 爸爸没买包子。 Bàba méi mǎi bāozi. Dad didn't buy baozi.
- 请给老师一个包子。 Qǐng gěi lǎoshī yí ge bāozi. Please give the teacher a baozi.
- 我们在饭店吃包子。 Wǒmen zài fàndiàn chī bāozi. We eat baozi at the restaurant.
- 她常常做包子吗？ Tā chángcháng zuò bāozi ma? Does she often make baozi?