胞 bāo
: placenta; womb; born of the same parents
Kun Reading
胞 | じゅう juu
noun
: gun; rifle; small arms
On Reading
ほう hou
Usage:
胞衣 bao1yi1: afterbirth [えな ena OR ほうえ houe: placenta]
胞藻 bao1zao3: algae
胞漿[浆] bao1jiang1: cytoplasm
同胞 tong2bao1: born of the same parents; sibling; fellow citizen; compatriot [どうほう douhou OR どうぼう doubou OR はらから harakara: brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot]
細[细]胞 xi4bao1: cell (biology) [細胞 | さいほう saihou OR さいぼう saibou]
僑[侨]胞 qiao2bao1: countryman living abroad
雙胞胎 [双胞胎] shuang1 bao1 tai1: twins
同卵雙胞胎 [同卵双胞胎] tong2 luan3 shuang1 bao1 tai1: identical twins
[一卵性双生児 | いちらんせいそうせいじ ichiran sei souseiji]
異卵雙胞胎 [异卵双胞胎] yi4 luan3 shuang1 bao1 tai1 fraternal twins
[二卵性双生児 | にらんせいそうせいじ niran sei souseiji]
Etymology:
形声 Pictophonetic.
⺼ (rou4: meat; CJK radical meat) suggests the meaning while
包 (bao1: wrap) provides the sound.
形声 Pictophonetic.
⺼ (rou4: meat; CJK radical meat) suggests the meaning while
包 (bao1: wrap) provides the sound.
Historical variant:
脬 pao1: bladder
Examples:
none applicable
Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary
