饱 bǎo full
full; eat until full
How to remember 饱: 饣 food + 包 parcel = full. The student opens the food parcel from home, eats everything in one night and falls asleep happily full.
Component breakdown
饱 = 饣 food + 包 parcel
- 饣 food
- 包 parcel
- 勹 wrap
- 巳 snake
The student opens the food parcel from home, eats everything in one night and falls asleep happily full.
How it is used
- Food radical 饣 - full from eating, the opposite of 饿 (è, hungry): 我吃饱了 (wǒ chī bǎo le) I'm full, 我饿了 (wǒ è le) I'm hungry.
- Used as a result complement: 吃饱 (chī bǎo) eat one's fill vs 吃好 (chī hǎo) eat well - 饱 is about quantity/fullness.
- Figurative fullness: 饱满 (bǎomǎn) plump/full (of energy or grain), 饱和 (bǎohé) saturated.
Words with 饱
Example sentences
- 我饱了。 Wǒ bǎo le.I'm full.