苞
bāo
Pinyin

Definition

苞
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bāo
  1. bud
  2. flower calyx
  3. luxuriant
  4. profuse

Character Decomposition

Related Words (5)

花苞
huā bāo
  1. 1 flower bud
含苞
hán bāo
  1. 1 (of a plant) to be in bud
苞米
bāo mǐ
  1. 1 variant: 包米 bāo mǐ
苞谷
bāo gǔ
  1. 1 variant: 包谷 bāo gǔ
开苞
kāi bāo
  1. 1 to deflower

Idioms (1)

苞藏祸心
bāo cáng huò xīn
  1. 1 to harbor evil intentions (idiom); concealing malice

Sample Sentences

假使卢梭当日所画的不是雄狮逼视着梦中的浪子，而是猛虎在细嗅含苞的蔷薇，我相信，这幅画同样会成为杰作。惜乎卢梭逝世，而萨松尚未成名。
jiǎshǐ Lú Suō dāngrì suǒ huà de bùshì xióngshī bīshì zhe mèng zhōng de làngzǐ ，érshì měng hǔ zài xì xiù hánbāo de qiángwēi ，wǒ xiāngxìn ，zhè fú huà tóngyàng huì chéngwéi jiézuò 。xíhū Lú Suō shìshì ，ér Sà Sōng shàngwèi chéngmíng 。
If Rousseau had depicted a tiger carefully smelling a budding rose instead of a lion staring intently at a sleeping vagrant, I believe this piece would still have been seen as a masterpiece. Unfortunately Rousseau has passed away, and Sassoon never really became famous.
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