飽 meaning and stroke order
Satisfied; to eat one's fill
How to write 飽, stroke by stroke
13 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 飽
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to eat till full
- satisfied
How 飽 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Food.
飠 gives the meaning and 包 hints at the sound.
Radical: 飠 (food), shared by 44 characters on this site.
How to remember 飽
飽 combines 飠 (food) on the left with 包 (bāo, to wrap) on the right, which also gives the sound. Picture food wrapped up inside your belly until you are full.
飽 (bǎo) most often appears after a verb to show the result of eating, as in 吃飽 (chībǎo). It also extends to fullness in general, as in 飽滿 (bǎomǎn, plump, full) and 飽和 (bǎohé, saturated). Example: 我吃飽了。 (Wǒ chībǎo le.) I'm full.
Common mistake: Learners often say 我很飽 when they mean they just finished eating. The natural phrase is 我吃飽了 (wǒ chībǎo le). Also keep the third tone bǎo distinct from first-tone 包 (bāo), even though 包 is the sound component.
Common words with 飽
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
Questions about 飽
How many strokes are in 飽?
飽 is written with 13 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 飽 mean?
飽 (bǎo) means satisfied; to eat one's fill. A common word with it is 饱满 (bǎomǎn), meaning "full; plump".
How do you pronounce 飽?
飽 is pronounced bǎo, in the third tone (dipping).
What is the radical of 飽?
The radical of 飽 is 飠, which carries the idea of "food". Dictionaries list 飽 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 飽?
飽 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 饱, used in mainland China and Singapore.
Why do I see both 飽 and 饱?
飽 is the traditional form used in Taiwan and Hong Kong. 饱 is the simplified form used in mainland China. They mean the same thing and are pronounced the same.
Does 飽 always relate to food?
No. Its core sense is eating your fill, but it extends to being full of something or enduring a lot of it. For example, 飽受 (bǎoshòu) means to suffer a great deal, as in 飽受批評 (bǎoshòu pīpíng), to receive heavy criticism.