guǒ
wrap
Evolution

Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical script
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
Most common words with 裹
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
---|---|---|
to wrap up | ||
to bind | ||
to stand still without advancing (idiom); to hesitate and hold back | ||
foot-binding | ||
to be buried in a horse hide (idiom) |
Historical pronunciation
Old Chinese | Middle Chinese | Pinyin | Gloss |
*s.[k]ˤo[r]ʔ | kwaX | guǒ | to wrap |
Statistics
Not found in HSK word list
Appears in 9.0662% of movies
2028th most common character in movies
2387th most common character in books
Miscellaneous
Strokes | 14 |
Unicode | U+88F9 |
Shuowen | “裹,纏也。从衣,果聲。” |
Sources
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