胞bāo
womb, placenta, fetal membrane. 9 strokes, radical ⺼, first met in HSK 6.
How to write 胞
Strokes 1–4 write ⺼, then strokes 5–9 write 包.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 胞 · the stroke-order rules
What 胞 is made of
⺼ and 包 (bāo, wrap).
⺼ carries the meaning — flesh — and 包 carries the sound.
Words that use 胞
| 同胞 | compatriot, fellow countryman 指同一国家或民族的人 他和海外同胞通话时很激动。He was moved when he spoke to compatriots overseas. Lesson 652, 口岸通话 · 生态文明与绿水青山 · Ecological Balance & Environmental Harmony |
| 细胞 | cell (biology) 指生物体的基本组成单位 实验室里研究细菌和细胞。The lab studies bacteria and cells. Lesson 661, 细菌研究 · 笃志博雅与通达四海 · Scholarly Diligence & Global Connections |
Characters that share the sound part 包
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
More characters with the radical ⺼
All 41 of them, and what the radical means, on the 月 radical page.