饱

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to eat till full; satisfied

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

饣 meaning “food” + 包 sound ( bāo )

Components 饣包

sated · Heisig RSH #2522

食 food + 包 wrap

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

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Word	Pinyin	Meaning
饱食终日，无所用心	bǎo shí zhōng rì , wú suǒ yòng xīn	to eat three square meals a day and do no work (idiom); to be sated with food and remain i…
大饱口福	dà bǎo kǒu fú	to eat one's fill; to have a good meal
大饱眼福	dà bǎo yǎn fú	to feast one's eyes
一饱眼福	yī bǎo yǎn fú	to feast one's eyes on (idiom)
精神饱满	jīng shén bǎo mǎn	full of vigor (idiom); lively; in high spirits
不饱和	bù bǎo hé	unsaturated
饱眼福	bǎo yǎn fú	to feast one's eyes on (idiom)
酒足饭饱	jiǔ zú fàn bǎo	to have eaten and drunk to one's heart's content
饱食终日	bǎo shí zhōng rì	to spend the whole day eating (i.e. not doing any work)
饱以老拳	bǎo yǐ lǎo quán	to thump repeatedly with one's fist
吃到饱	chī dào bǎo	(Tw) all-you-can-eat (food); (fig.) unlimited usage (digital services etc)
水饱	shuǐ bǎo	feeling full from drinking a lot of water or consuming a liquid-heavy meal
中饱	zhōng bǎo	to embezzle; to misappropriate; to line one's pockets with public funds
饱学	bǎo xué	learned; erudite; scholarly
饱餐战饭	bǎo cān zhàn fàn	to fill one's belly before the battle (idiom)
中饱私囊	zhōng bǎo sī náng	to stuff one's pockets; to take bribes
饱餐一顿	bǎo cān yī dùn	to eat one's fill; to be full
多元不饱和脂肪酸	duō yuán bù bǎo hé zhī fáng suān	polyunsaturated fatty acid
饱经风霜	bǎo jīng fēng shuāng	weather-beaten; having experienced the hardships of life
饱和	bǎo hé	saturated; filled to capacity

Characters sharing the sound component 包 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
包 sound part	bāo	wrap, pack, bundle; package
胞	bāo	womb, placenta, fetal membrane
炮	pào	cannon, artillery
跑	pǎo	to run, to flee, to escape
泡	pào	bubble, blister; swollen, puffed up
刨	páo	carpenter's plane; plane, level
孢	bāo	spore
疱	pào	acne
鲍	bào	abalone; dried fish; surname
雹	báo	hail
庖	páo	kitchen; cooking, cuisine
狍	páo	a species of deer found in northern China
咆	páo	to roar
龅	bāo	buck teeth
匏	páo	gourd; musical instrument