包括
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
包括 (bāokuò) · to include
包括 (bāokuò) means “to include”. It is written with 2 characters: 包 (bag) + 括 (to embrace). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 包括 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)
括 kuò · to embrace
What 括 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 舌shé — tongue
- 千qiān — thousand
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 十 — ten
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 千qiān — thousand
Origin hint: 扌 gives the meaning, 舌 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
房费包括早饭。Fángfèi bāokuò zǎofàn.The room rate includes breakfast.
包括我在内，一共有十个人。Bāokuò wǒ zài nèi, yīgòng yǒu shí gè rén.Including me, there are ten people in total.
Questions about 包括
What does 包括 mean?
包括 (bāokuò) means “to include”.
How do you pronounce 包括?
包括 is pronounced bāokuò.
Which HSK level is 包括?
包括 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 包子bāozisteamed stuffed bun
- 面包miànbāobread
- 钱包qiánbāowallet
- 书包shūbāoschoolbag
- 皮包píbāohandbag
- 包裹bāoguǒpackage
- 包含bāohánto contain
- 红包hóngbāored envelope (money gift)
- 包庇bāobìto cover up for
- 包袱bāofuburden
Learn 包括 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 21: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.