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
包围
bāowéi
to surround
Characters in this word
围 wéi
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 囗 — enclosure
- Made of
- 囗 enclosure 韦 tanned leather
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 他们包围房子。 Tāmen bāowéi fángzi. They surround the house.
- 人群包围他。 Rénqún bāowéi tā. The crowd surrounds him.
- 小狗包围了我。 Xiǎogǒu bāowéi le wǒ. The puppies surround me.
Related words
- 包 bāo to wrap; bag
- 包子 bāozi baozi, steamed stuffed bun
- 面包 miànbāo bread
- 钱包 qiánbāo wallet, purse
- 书包 shūbāo schoolbag
- 皮包 píbāo leather bag
- 包裹 bāoguǒ parcel; package
- 包含 bāohán to include; to contain
- 包括 bāokuò to include
- 红包 hóngbāo red envelope with money
- 包装 bāozhuāng packaging; to wrap
- 背包 bēibāo backpack