饱 (bǎo) is a Chinese character meaning “full”. It is written from 饣 (food radical (simplified form of 食)) and 包 (to wrap; bundle), side by side, and takes 8 strokes.
Build the character for “full after eating”
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Structure
饣 + 包
Left–right structure
Structure from: 现代字形拆分（依 hanzi-writer-data 八笔笔顺核验：饣=第1–3笔，包=第4–8笔）
Memory aid
The food radical (饣) next to 包, a wrapped-up bundle — food packed in until there is no room left: full.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
8 strokes
In real words
- 吃饱chī bǎoto eat one's fill; to be full饱 = bǎo
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All readings
full (from eating)
full; having eaten enough; to the full; fully
吃足了，不饿了；也表示充分、足够。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 吃饱chī bǎoto eat one's fill; to be full饱 = bǎo
Sound component
包 family tone diff
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 饱 mean?
饱 (bǎo) means full; having eaten enough; to the full; fully.
How do you pronounce 饱?
It is pronounced bǎo.
What parts is 饱 made of?
饣 (food radical (simplified form of 食)) and 包 (to wrap; bundle), side by side. The recorded source is: 现代字形拆分（依 hanzi-writer-data 八笔笔顺核验：饣=第1–3笔，包=第4–8笔）. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 饱 have?
8. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 饱?
饣. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 饱?
Common ones are 吃饱. The reading of 饱 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.