包

ba̅o = b + ao1

surname Bao

ba̅o = b + ao1

to cover / to wrap / to hold / to include / to take charge of / to contract (to or for) / package / wrapper / container / bag / to hold or embrace / bundle / packet / CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1]

包 = 勹 + 巳 : Beelzebub wants to scare he elephant in front of the aorta. He shows him a colorful handbag, and just as the elephant is having a closer look, a snakes pops out and scares the elephant almost to death.

包 character breakdown

包
- 勹
  - 丿
  - ㇆
    - 一
    - 亅
- 巳
  - 乚
  - 口

勹

ba̅o = b + ao1

archaic variant of 包[bao1]

勹 = 丿 + ㇆ : 勹 looks like an elephant: 丿 looks like the edge of the ear and ㇆ looks like the head and trunk.

Beelzebub (b) rides an elephant in front of the aorta (ao1), turning the soil with a plow (㇆). Lots of bananas (丿) are revealed in the turned earth.

巳

sì = s + Ø4

6th earthly branch: 9-11 a.m., 4th solar month (5th May-5th June), year of the Snake / ancient Chinese compass point: 150°

巳 = 乚 + 口 : A snake. Socrates is terribly afraid of a snake in the space station's bathroom, and he tries to defend himself with a shovel. However the snake already ate a mandarin, and Sokrates is next.

Characters with 包 as component

跑

páo = p + ao2

(of an animal) to paw (the ground)

跑

pǎo = p + ao3

to run / to run away / to escape / to run around (on errands etc) / (of a gas or liquid) to leak or evaporate / (verb complement) away / off

跑 = ⻊ + 包 : Pinocchio stole a colorful handbag from someone in the aorta and runs as fast as he can. He didn't have time to look for which direction he actually was heading, so he stumbles and falls head-first into a big cowboy boot.

饱

飽

bǎo = b + ao3

to eat till full / satisfied

饱 = 包 + 饣 : Whenever Beelzebub (b) is hungry, he can just pull a Chinese cruller (饣) from his magical colorful handbag (包). In the aorta (ao3), he pulls out one cruller after the other and eats until he is full (饱).

抱

bào = b + ao4

to hold / to carry (in one's arms) / to hug / to embrace / to surround / to cherish / (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely

抱 = 包 + 扌 : Beelzebub (b) accidentally dropped his favourite handbag (包) in the aorta's toilet (ao4), but he is able to pull it out using a toy claw (扌). After they are reunited, Beelzebub joyfully embraces (抱) it.

炮

ba̅o = b + ao1

to sauté / to fry / to dry by heating

炮

pào = p + ao4

cannon / CL:座[zuo4] / firecracker

炮 = 包 + 火 : Pinocchio (p) plays with a cannon (炮) in the aorta's bathroom (ao4). He found a very colorful handbag (包) which he puts into his cannon. He then lights a match (火) and fires his cannon, shooting the handbag out of the window.

炮

páo = p + ao2

to prepare herbal medicine by roasting or parching (in a pan)

炮

砲

pào = p + ao4

variant of 炮[pao4]

胞

ba̅o = b + ao1

placenta / womb / born of the same parents

胞 = 包 + 月 : The moon (月) got a child in front of the aorta (ao1). Beelzebub (b) finds that the placenta (胞) is a small moon cake, which he places in his colorful handbag (包) for later.