苞 (bāo) — bud (of a plant); (literary) luxuriant growth
Definition
A literary noun for a plant bud, almost always seen in compounds like 花苞 ('flower bud') or 竹苞. The second sense, lush vegetation, appears in set phrases such as 草木苞茸 — rare in modern prose.
noun
bud (of a plant)(literary) luxuriant growth
Measure word · 个
Examples
- ，苞。Chūn tiān lái le, shù zhī shàng cháng chū le xǔ duō bāo.Spring has come, and many buds have grown on the branches.
- 苞。Zhè duǒ huā de huā bāo yǐ jīng jiàn jiàn zhàng dà le.The flower bud of this blossom has gradually swollen.
- ，苞茸，。Qīng shān cōng yù, cǎo mù bāo róng, yí piàn shēng jī.The green mountains are lush, with abundant vegetation, full of vitality.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost 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
艹Written in full as艸cǎo
The top 艹 is the grass part, and the bottom 包 gives the sound.
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