Memory phrase for the character: 包

包

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Meaning

pack, wrap, envelop

Pronunciation

 HŌ
tsutsumu

Explanation

 Top: wrap 勹, bottom: self 己 (Following the winding path I find myself.)

Mnemonic
 
The "wrapping" itself makes it to be a wrapped package.

Radicals

包 pack, wrap, envelopWrap 勹 it yourself 己, and it is well packed.
勹 wrapThe function of this radical 勹 for “to wrap” is easily recognizable with "package 包" or "chest/breast 胸".
己 I, myself
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 Vocabulary

包む つつむ  to be engulfed in, to be enveloped by, to pack
包装 ほうそう  packing, wrapping
小包 こづつみ  parcel, package
包み つつみ  bundle, package, parcel
包帯 ほうたい  bandage, dressing

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