| ||||||||
胞 (Kangxi radical 130,肉+5, 9 strokes,cangjie input月心口山 (BPRU),four-corner77212,composition⿰月包)
| trad. | 胞 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp.# | 胞 | |
| Historical forms of the character胞 |
|---|
| Shuowen Jiezi (compiled inHan) |
| Small seal script |
| Old Chinese | |
|---|---|
| 袍 | *buː |
| 袌 | *buː, *buːs |
| 軳 | *buː |
| 抱 | *buːʔ |
| 勽 | *buːs, *mɯnʔ |
| 菢 | *buːs |
| 勹 | *pruː |
| 包 | *pruː |
| 胞 | *pruː, *pʰruː |
| 苞 | *pruː |
| 枹 | *pruː, *bu, *bu |
| 飽 | *pruːʔ |
| 泡 | *pʰruː, *m̥ʰruːs, *bruː |
| 炮 | *pʰruːs, *bruː |
| 皰 | *pʰruːs, *bruːs |
| 疱 | *pʰruːs, *bruːs |
| 跑 | *bruː, *bruːɡ |
| 咆 | *bruː |
| 庖 | *bruː |
| 匏 | *bruː |
| 刨 | *bruː |
| 狍 | *bruː |
| 炰 | *bruː |
| 鉋 | *bruː, *bruːs |
| 瓟 | *bruː, *bruːɡ |
| 颮 | *bruː, *pʰruːɡ |
| 鞄 | *bruː, *bruːʔ, *bruːs, *pʰruːɡ |
| 鮑 | *bruːʔ |
| 骲 | *bruːʔ, *bruːs, *bruːɡ, *pʰoːɡ |
| 玸 | *bu |
| 雹 | *bruːɡ |
| 窇 | *bruːɡ |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声,OC*pruː, *pʰruː) and ideogrammic compound (會意 /会意): semantic 月(“flesh”) + phonetic 包(OC*pruː,“a shape representing a pregnant figure”). It conveys the meaning of the membrane that encloses the fetus.[1]
FromProto-Sino-Tibetan*r/m-bu ~ pru(“nest; womb; placenta”). Cognate withTibetanཕྲུ་མ(phru ma,“womb”).
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 胞 | 胞 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 幫 (1) | 滂 (2) |
| Final (韻) | 肴 (90) | 肴 (90) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | II | II |
| Fanqie | 布交切 | 匹交切 |
| Baxter | paew | phaew |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /pˠau/ | /pʰˠau/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /pᵚau/ | /pʰᵚau/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /pau/ | /pʰau/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /paɨw/ | /pʰaɨw/ |
| Li Rong | /pau/ | /pʰau/ |
| Wang Li | /pau/ | /pʰau/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /pau/ | /pʰau/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | bāo | pāo |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | baau1 | paau1 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | |
|---|---|
| Character | 胞 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | bāo |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ pæw › |
| Old Chinese | /*pˁ<r>u/ |
| English | womb |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | |
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 胞 | 胞 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 2/2 |
| No. | 274 | 279 |
| Phonetic component | 勹 | 勹 |
| Rime group | 幽 | 幽 |
| Rime subdivision | 1 | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 包 | 胞 |
| Old Chinese | /*pruː/ | /*pʰruː/ |
胞
| Rime | |
|---|---|
| Character | 胞 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 滂 (2) |
| Final (韻) | 肴 (90) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | II |
| Fanqie | 匹交切 |
| Baxter | phaew |
| Reconstructions | |
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /pʰˠau/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /pʰᵚau/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /pʰau/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /pʰaɨw/ |
| Li Rong | /pʰau/ |
| Wang Li | /pʰau/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /pʰau/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | pāo |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | paau1 |
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | |
|---|---|
| Character | 胞 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| No. | 279 |
| Phonetic component | 勹 |
| Rime group | 幽 |
| Rime subdivision | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 胞 |
| Old Chinese | /*pʰruː/ |
胞
胞
胞
| Shinjitai | 胞 | |
| Kyūjitai [1] | 胞󠄁 胞+ 󠄁?(Adobe-Japan1) | |
| 胞󠄃 胞+ 󠄃?(Hanyo-Denshi) (Moji_Joho) | ||
| The displayed kanji may be different from the image due to your environment. Seehere for details. | ||
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 胞 |
| え Grade: S |
| kun'yomi |
Inherited fromOld Japanese胞(ye).[2] Frellesvig suggests a root inProto-Japonic*e, whence alsoいろ(iro-,“of thesamemother”).[3]
FromMiddle Chinese胞 (MC phaew).

胞:Hán Nôm readings:bào,nhau,rau
{{rfdef}}.