报

報
bào
#234 most
frequent character
to report
verb
Measure words:份 fèn,张 zhāng

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

报 shows hands holding down a kneeling person, meaning 'subdue and judge criminals'. 𠬝 fú supplies the sound as well, though the link is hard to hear today. The meaning grew to 'retribution; reward', then to 'report'. Read as a verb, it means 'to report, inform'.

Drawn as: hands subduing kneeling person; kneeling person

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Example Sentences

我需要报一个水灾的情况。
wǒ xūyào bào yígè shuǐzāi de qíngkuàng 。
I need to report on a flood situation.
她每天都要报新闻给老师。
tā měitiān dūyào bào xīnwén gěi lǎoshī 。
She has to report the news to the teacher every day.
我们应该及时报问题给他们。
wǒmen yīnggāi jí shíbào wèntí gěi tāmen 。
We should report any issues to them in a timely manner.

Words with similar meanings

报告bàogào
to report
More formal, often used in official or written contexts.
汇报huìbào
to report
Typically used in a workplace or organizational context, usually implies a summary of information.

Homophones

HSK 4
抱bào
to hold, to carry (in one's arms)
爆bào
explode, burst, quick-fry
豹bào
leopard
暴bào
sudden, violent, cruel

Words Starting With 报

报纸bào zhǐ
"newspaper; newsprint
报名bào míng
to sign up; to enter one's name; to apply; to register; to enroll; to enlist
报道bào dào
"report
报告bào gào
"to inform; report; make known; speech; talk; lecture
报仇bào chóu
to revenge (oneself); to avenge

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