胞 bāo womb
womb; placenta; fetal membrane
How to remember 胞: 月 meat + 包 parcel = womb. On the scan the young mother sees her baby curled up like a little pink parcel of meat, wrapped safe in womb.
Component breakdown
胞 = 月 meat + 包 parcel
- 月 meat
- 包 parcel
- 勹 wrap
- 巳 snake
On the scan the young mother sees her baby curled up like a little pink parcel of meat, wrapped safe in womb.
How it is used
- Womb/of the same womb - mostly in 细胞 (xìbāo) a cell (biology), and 同胞 (tóngbāo) compatriots/siblings.
- 同胞 = people of the same nation/blood: 海外同胞 overseas compatriots, or literal siblings.
- 双胞胎 (shuāngbāotāi) = twins.
- Bound morpheme evoking shared origin/birth.