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
包容
bāoróng
to tolerate; to include
Characters in this word
容 róng
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 宀 — roof
- Made of
- 宀 roof 谷 valley, gorge, ravine
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 真正成熟的社会，既要包容差异，也要守住基本的法律底线。 Zhēnzhèng chéngshú de shèhuì, jì yào bāoróng chāyì, yě yào shǒuzhù jīběn de fǎlǜ dǐxiàn. A genuinely mature society must both tolerate differences and uphold basic legal limits.
- 好朋友之间要互相包容，不要为小事生气。 Hǎo péngyou zhījiān yào hùxiāng bāoróng, bú yào wèi xiǎoshì shēngqì. Good friends should be tolerant of each other and not get angry over small things.
- 这座城市很包容，来自各地的人都能找到自己的位置。 Zhè zuò chéngshì hěn bāoróng, láizì gèdì de rén dōu néng zhǎodào zìjǐ de wèizhi. This city is very accepting, and people from everywhere can find their place in it.
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
- 包围 bāowéi to surround
- 包装 bāozhuāng packaging; to wrap