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包裹 (bāo guǒ) — (verb) to wrap up, to bundle up; (noun) package, parcel

Definition

包裹 covers both the verb 'to wrap up' and the noun 'parcel'. Use 包装 for product packaging/presentational wrapping, and 捆 for tying things together with rope.

verb
to wrap upto bundle up
noun
packageparcel
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 包裹。
    Qǐng bǎ zhè ge lǐ wù bāo guǒ hǎo.
    Please wrap this gift up well.
  • 包裹。
    Wǒ zuó tiān shōu dào le yí gè bāo guǒ.
    I received a package yesterday.
  • 包裹？
    Nà ge bāo guǒ lǐ zhuāng de shén me?
    What is packed inside that parcel?

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

包bāowrap
裹guǒwrap

包 and 裹 both mean to wrap; together they describe bundling something up.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 包 pictures a fetus in a womb, or a baby wrapped in cloth.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
衣衣yīclothes
Sound part声符shēngfú
果
果guǒ裹guǒ
Same sound today

裹 is made from 衣 (clothes) with 果 inside; 衣 relates to wrapping in clothes, and 果 gives the sound.

Open 裹 →
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