裹 (gwo2 | guo3) : wrap; bind

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裹

gwo2

guo3

[1] [v] wrap; bind; envelop
[2] [n] things wrapped, as a parcel

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Stroke count: 14

Level: 2

Radical: (#145)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

裹

Don't confuse with:
裏

This word has been viewed 4584 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 22nd Mar 2011 00:36

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包裹 baau1 gwo2 bao1 guo3 = to wrap up; parcel

聯合包裹服務公司 lyun4 hap6 baau1 gwo2 fuk6 mou6 gung1 si1 lian2 he2 bao1 guo3 fu2 wu4 gong1 si1 = UPS; United Parcel Service

裹腳 gwo2 goek3 guo3 jiao3 = foot-binding

都靈裹屍布 dou1 ling4 gwo2 si1 bou3 = the Shroud of Turin

裹蒸粽 gwo2 zing1 zung3*2 = glutinous rice dumpling wrapped in lotus leaves 粵

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 裹
Unicode code for this character: U+88f9 (off-site link)

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