包子
HSK 1 (exam 2025)HSK 1 (2021)Old HSK 4
包子 (bāozi) · steamed stuffed bun
包子 (bāozi) means “steamed stuffed bun”. It is written with 2 characters: 包 (bag) + 子 (noun suffix). It is an HSK 1 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 包子 is built
The characters
包 bāo · bag
What 包 is made of
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 巳sì — the hours from 9 to 11
- 乚 — hook stroke
Origin hint: To swaddle 勹 a baby 巳; 勹 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
子 zi · noun suffix
What 子 is made of
- 了liǎo / le — finish
- 乛 — bent stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A child in a wrap, with outstretched arms but bundled legs (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我早上吃了三个包子。Wǒ zǎoshang chī le sān gè bāozi.I ate three steamed buns this morning.
这儿的包子好吃吗？Zhèr de bāozi hǎochī ma?Are the steamed buns here good?
Questions about 包子
What does 包子 mean?
包子 (bāozi) means “steamed stuffed bun”.
How do you pronounce 包子?
包子 is pronounced bāozi.
Which HSK level is 包子?
包子 is in HSK 1 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 面包miànbāobread
- 钱包qiánbāowallet
- 书包shūbāoschoolbag
- 皮包píbāohandbag
- 包裹bāoguǒpackage
- 包含bāohánto contain
- 包括bāokuòto include
- 红包hóngbāored envelope (money gift)
- 包庇bāobìto cover up for
- 包袱bāofuburden
Learn 包子 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 24: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.