包袱 (bāofu) · burden

包袱 (bāofu) means “burden; bundle wrapped in cloth”. It is written with 2 characters: 包 (bag) + 袱 (apants). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).

How 包袱 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)

袱 fú · apants

What 袱 is made of

衤yī — clothing
伏fú — to crouch
- 亻rén — person
- 犬quǎn — dog
  - 大dà — big
  - 丶 — dot

Example sentences

别把这件事当成思想包袱。Bié bǎ zhè jiàn shì dàngchéng sīxiǎng bāofu.Don't let this become a weight on your mind.

她背着一个小包袱出了门。Tā bēi zhe yī gè xiǎo bāofu chū le mén.She went out carrying a small bundle.

Questions about 包袱

What does 包袱 mean?

包袱 (bāofu) means “burden; bundle wrapped in cloth”.

How do you pronounce 包袱?

包袱 is pronounced bāofu.

Which HSK level is 包袱?

包袱 is in Old HSK 6.

Related words

Learn 包袱 with its group

It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 5: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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