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Character #194 · The First 1000

bào

报 (報) bào meaning: report

to report; to inform; to announce; to respond; to reply; to reward; to recompense; to take revenge; to retaliate

Strokes
712
TraditionalSimplified
報 报
Poster cell
Z7
01 常用词语

Common words with

  • bàozhǐ newspaper
  • bàomíng to sign up
  • rìbào daily newspaper
  • wǎnbào evening newspaper
  • bàogào to inform
  • bàodào to report (news)
02 练习纸
Character practice sheet: nine rows, each with a model box, pinyin lines and eleven practice squares
Free printable · One page

Practice writing 报報

Write 报報 in the grey model box at the start of each row and its pinyin, bào, on the lines above. Then copy it across the row, following the stroke order above.

Nine rows of field-grid squares, 15 mm. More about this sheet
03 千字海报
Cell Z7 · 28 × 36 grid

报報 is #194 on The First 1000 poster.

All 1,000 characters, printable at home.

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04 问答

Quick answers

What does 报 mean in English?
报 (bào) means "report": to report; to inform; to announce; to respond; to reply; to reward; to recompense; to take revenge; to retaliate.
How do you pronounce 报?
报 is pronounced bào in pinyin, with the fourth (falling) tone. In Zhuyin (bopomofo) it is written ㄅㄠˋ.
How many strokes does 报 have?
The simplified form, 报, has 7 strokes. The traditional form, 報, has 12.
What is the traditional form of 报?
The traditional form of 报 is 報. 报 is the simplified form, used in mainland China and Singapore; 報 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau.
What are common words with 报?
Common words that use 报 include 报纸 (bàozhǐ, newspaper), 报名 (bàomíng, to sign up), 日报 (rìbào, daily newspaper), 晚报 (wǎnbào, evening newspaper).
How common is 报?
报 is number 194 of the 1,000 most common Chinese characters, in cell Z7 of The First 1000 poster.

Definitions and word glosses adapted from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License), animated with Hanzi Writer.