报
报 (bào) means “newspaper”. It is made of 扌 + 卩 + 又 and has 7 strokes, and is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
Break 报 into its parts
What 报 is made of
- 扌 shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 卩 jié — seal
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 又 yòu — (once) again
Origin hint: A hand 扌 cuffing 又 a criminal 卩, representing sentencing (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
报 stroke order
Example sentences
爸爸每天早上看报。Bàba měi tiān zǎoshang kàn bào.Dad reads the newspaper every morning.
这份报是今天的吗？Zhè fèn bào shì jīntiān de ma?Is this newspaper today's?
Words with 报
- 报名bàomíngto sign up
- 报纸bàozhǐnewspaper
- 日报rìbàodaily newspaper
- 晚报wǎnbàoevening newspaper
- 报到bàodàoto register
- 报道bàodàoto report (news)
- 报告bàogàoreport
- 预报yùbàoforecast
- 汇报huìbàoto report
- 报社bàoshènewspaper office
- 报仇bàochóuto take revenge
- 报酬bàochoupay
- 报答bàodáto repay
- 报复bàofùto retaliate
- 报警bàojǐngto call the police
- 报销bàoxiāoto claim reimbursement
- 回报huíbàoto repay
- 情报qíngbàoinformation
- 申报shēnbàoto declare
- 报考bàokǎoto register for an exam
Also built with 扌
- 举jǔto raise
- 我wǒI
- 才cáitalent
- 扎zhāto prick
- 扑pūto pounce on
- 扒bāto hold on to
- 打dǎto play (ball)
- 扔rēngto throw
- 托tuōto raise
- 扛kángto carry on the shoulder
- 扣kòuto fasten
- 执zhíto execute
Quick facts
| Pinyin | bào |
|---|---|
| Meaning | newspaper; to report |
| Strokes | 7 |
| Radical | 手 (hand, #64) |
| Pattern | Left–right |
| HSK | HSK 3 (2021) |
Questions about 报
What does 报 mean?
报 (bào) means “newspaper; to report”.
How many strokes does 报 have?
报 has 7 strokes.
What is the radical of 报?
The radical of 报 is 手 (shǒu, “hand”), Kangxi radical number 64.
What parts make up 报?
报 is made of 扌 (hand) and 卩 (seal) and 又 ((once) again).
Which HSK level is 报?
报 is in HSK 3 (2021).
Learn 报 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 24: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.