袱

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(bound form) a cloth used to wrap or cover

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Ideographic compound (会意字)

Something wrapped 伏 in cloth 衤; 伏 also provides the pronunciation

Components 衤伏

wrapping cloth · Heisig RSH #2076

cloak + 伏 bend over

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

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Word	Pinyin	Meaning
包袱皮儿	bāo fu pí r	wrapping cloth
放下包袱	fàng xia bāo fu	to lay down a heavy burden
包袱底儿	bāo fu dǐ r	family heirloom; most precious family possession; person's secrets; one's best performance
思想包袱	sī xiǎng bāo fu	sth weighing on one's mind
背包袱	bēi bāo fú	to have a weight on one's mind; to take on a mental burden
偶像包袱	ǒu xiàng bāo fu	burden of having to maintain one's image as a pop idol
包袱	bāo fu	wrapping cloth; a bundle wrapped in cloth; load; weight; burden; funny part; punchline
甩包袱	shuǎi bāo fu	lit. to fling off a bundle; fig. to abandon one's responsibility for sth; to wash one's ha…