褒

bāo
#3,532 most
frequent character
to praise, to commend, to honor

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

褒 joins 衣 clothing with 保 bǎo, a sound part with a different tone. Clothing points to the first meaning, a top with a large collar. That grew to loose clothes, then to 'to honor' and 'to praise'.

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Same Characters, Different Readings

褒bāo
variant of 褒[bao1]

Homophones

HSK 3
包bāo
to cover, to wrap, to hold
煲bāo
. pot
剥bāo
to peel
炮bāo
to sauté, to fry, to dry by heating
胞bāo
placenta, womb, born of the same parents

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