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苞
Mandarin · pinyin bāo
Meanings
- bud
- flower calyx
- luxuriant
- profuse
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- 苞
- bāo · a variety of rush; firm, enduring; to burst forth
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Mandarin tones
1 · bao1
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
baau1
Cantonese word readings for 苞. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
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- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) bulrush (for making mats and straw sandals)
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) root or stem of plants
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) growing in profusion; luxuriant; profuse
- (botany) bract; bud
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 包 (“to wrap up; to surround”)
- a surname
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- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 匏 (páo, “gourd”)
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- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 藨 (“bulrush”)
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