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HSK 1 · Food & drink

包子

bāo zi

steamed stuffed bun

Stroke order of 包子

2 characters, 8 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

包 · 5 strokes子 · 3 strokes

Memory trick

包 wraps something inside, and 子 is small: a wrapped small bun.

Parts: 包 wrap (勹 wrap + 巳) + 子 child/small

The characters in 包子

  • 包 bāo — bag; to wrap (5 strokes)
  • 子 zǐ — child; son (3 strokes)

Example sentence

这个包子很好吃。

This steamed bun is delicious.

Words with 包

面包bread钱包wallet包bag; to wrap书包schoolbag皮包handbag; briefcase

Words with 子

儿子son孩子child子child; son杯子cup; glass房子house桌子table; desk本子notebook日子day; life; days个子height; build样子appearance; manner饺子dumplings筷子chopsticks瓶子bottle句子sentence院子courtyard; yard椅子chair例子example妻子wife

More words: Food & drink

饭meal; cooked rice米饭cooked rice面条儿noodles面包bread菜dish (of food); vegetable肉meat鸡蛋egg水果fruit水water茶tea牛奶milk

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