| 苞 | |||
| a variety of rush; firm, enduring; to burst forth | |||
| Radical | 䒑艸艹艹艹 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Strokes (without radical) | 5 | Total Strokes | 11 |
| Mandarin reading |
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Cantonese reading | baau1 |
| Japanese on reading | hou hyou | Japanese kun reading | tsuto |
| Korean reading | pho | Vietnamese reading | |
| 苞 | [ baō ] bud, flower calyx, luxuriant, profuse |
| 苞片 | [ baō piàn ] bract (botany) |
| 苞穀 | [ baō gǔ ] variant of 包穀|包谷[bao1 gu3] |
| 苞米 | [ baō mǐ ] variant of 包米[bao1 mi3] |
| 苞粟 | [ baō sù ] corn, maize |
| 苞藏禍心 | [ baō cáng huò xīn ] to harbor evil intentions (idiom); concealing malice |
| ⇒ 含苞 | [ hán baō ] (of a plant) to be in bud |
| ⇒ 含苞待放 | [ hán baō daì fàng ] in bud, budding |
| ⇒ 花苞 | [ huā baō ] flower bud |
| ⇒ 開苞 | [ kaī baō ] to deflower |