| 苞 | 285A00 20A.70-9 | 部居  | 畫數 9 | ㄅㄠ [bao1] | ||
| N. | (1) A kind of rush, used for mats. (2) The calyx of a flower: 含苞未放 in early puberty, still a virgin (in calyx); 開苞 deflorate (virgin); to blossom. | |||||
| Adj. | (AC) luxurant, thick (growth): 竹苞松茂 phr., symbolizing prosperity of family. | |||||
| Words | 1. 苞蟲 [bao1chong2], n., insect parasite which hurts rice plant. 2. 苞苴 [bao1jU1], n., bribery. 3. 苞稂 [bao1lang2], n., (AC) wild bush, undergrowth. 4. 苞木 [bao1mu4], n., bamboo. 5. 苞桑 [bao1sang1], adj., (AC) firmly bound. 6. 苞筍 [bao1sun3], n., one kind of bamboo shoot (＝冬筍). | |||||