饱 (bǎo) — full (after eating)
Definition
饱 is 'full' from eating — used only for hunger, not for containers. Unlike 满, it describes a person's satisfied stomach after a meal.
adjective
full (after eating)
Examples
- 饱，。Wǒ chī bǎo le, bù néng zài chī le.I'm full; I can't eat anymore.
- 饱？Nǐ chī bǎo le ma?Have you eaten enough?
- 饱，。Tā hái méi chī bǎo, suǒ yǐ yòu yào le yì wǎn fàn.He hasn't eaten enough yet, so he ordered another bowl of rice.
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.
This origin belongs to the traditional form 飽; 饱 is its simplified writing.
The traditional form 飽 uses 食 to mark food/eating and 包 for the sound.
Grammar
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