胞 (baau1 | bao1) : siblings; compatriot; womb

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胞

baau1

bao1

[1] siblings; children of same parents
[2] compatriot; fellow countrymen
[3] afterbirth; womb; placenta

Stroke count: 9

Level: 3

Radical: 肉 (#130)

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

胞

This word has been viewed 5276 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 17th Jul 2013 16:48

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細胞 sai3 baau1 xi4 bao1 = cell (of living organisms)

僑胞 kiu4 baau1 qiao2 bao1 = compatriot living abroad

同胞 tung4 baau1 tong2 bao1 = compatriot; fellow citizen; countryman; countrywoman

同胞兄妹 tung4 baau1 hing1 mui6 tong2 bao1 xiong1 mei4 = sibling

鐮刀細胞貧血 lim4 dou1 sai3 baau1 pan4 hyut3 lian2 dao1 xi4 bao1 pin2 xue4 (PRC), lian2 dao1 xi4 bao1 pin2 xie3 (Taiwan) = sickle cell anemia

性細胞 sing3 sai3 baau1 xing4 xi4 bao1 = sexual cell

植物細胞 zik6 mat6 sai3 baau1 zhi2 wu4 xi4 bao1 = plant cell

白血細胞 baak6 hyut3 sai3 baau1 bai2 xue4 xi4 bao1 (PRC), bai2 xie3 xi4 bao1 (Taiwan) = white blood cell

紅血細胞 hung4 hyut3 sai3 baau1 hong2 xue4 xi4 bao1 (PRC), hong2 xie3 xi4 bao1 (Taiwan) = red blood cell

內地同胞 noi6 dei6 tung4 baau1 nei4 di4 tong2 bao1 = mainland brethren
See all 44 compounds (CantoDict reports 48 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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Decimal representation of this word: 胞
Unicode code for this character: U+80de (off-site link)

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