饱 meaning and stroke order
To eat till full; satisfied
How to write 饱, stroke by stroke
8 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 饱
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to eat till full
- satisfied
How 饱 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Food.
饣 gives the meaning and 包 hints at the sound.
Radical: 饣 (food), shared by 43 characters on this site.
How to remember 饱
The food radical 饣 sits next to 包 (bāo), which gives the sound and also means a bundle or wrap. Picture your stomach wrapped tight around a big meal, and you are 饱 (bǎo), full.
饱 most often follows a verb to show the result, as in 吃饱 (chībǎo, to eat one's fill). It also appears in words like 饱满 (bǎomǎn, full, plump) and 饱和 (bǎohé, saturated). Example: 我吃饱了。(Wǒ chībǎo le.) I'm full.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 饱 (bǎo) with 抱 (bào, to hug) and 跑 (pǎo, to run), which share the 包 part but have different radicals and tones. Remember that the food radical 饣 means eating, and the tone is third, not fourth.
Common words with 饱
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
饱 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 饱
How many strokes are in 饱?
饱 is written with 8 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 饱 mean?
饱 (bǎo) means to eat till full; satisfied. A common word with it is 饱满 (bǎomǎn), meaning "full; plump".
How do you pronounce 饱?
饱 is pronounced bǎo, in the third tone (dipping).
What is the radical of 饱?
The radical of 饱 is 饣, which carries the idea of "food". Dictionaries list 饱 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 饱?
The traditional form of 饱 is 飽. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 饱 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 饱 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 饱 is part of the HSK 2 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard, and you are expected to write it by hand from HSK 2.
How do I say I am full in Chinese?
The most natural way is 我吃饱了 (wǒ chībǎo le). Saying just 我饱了 (wǒ bǎo le) also works in casual speech. Do not say 我很满 for this meaning.
What is the opposite of 饱?
The opposite is 饿 (è), hungry, which also uses the food radical 饣. You might hear 我饿了 (wǒ è le), I'm hungry, before a meal and 我吃饱了 after it.