The kanji 包: meaning, readings and stroke order

包

Meaning: wrap
On reading: ホウ hou
Kun reading: つつ（む） tsutsumu
Strokes: 5
Radical: 勹 wrap, embrace
Level: Level 4 · grade 4

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: gói, bọc (bao)
Japanese: つつむ。
Korean: 싸다 (포)
Chinese: 包、包裹

Readings, words and example sentences

ホウ hou · on reading · less common

包ほう帯たい
bandage
けがに 包ほう帯たいをまきます。
I wrap a bandage around the cut.

つつ（む） tsutsumu · kun reading

包つつむ
to wrap
紙で品を 包つつみます。
I wrap the item in paper.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.