苞 Stroke Order

苞 [bāo] 名词 1. 花托下面像叶的小片：花苞。苞片。含苞待放。 (1. A small piece resembling a leaf under the flower receptacle: flower bud. Bract. Holding a bud ready to bloom.) 2. 茂盛：竹苞松茂。 (2. Lush: bamboo grows profusely, pines flourish.) 基本义: 席草，可制席子和草鞋。 (Basic meaning: Rush grass, which can be made into mats and straw sandals.) 造字法: 形声。 (Construction method: Phono-semantic compound.) 引申义: (Extended meanings:) 1. 同本义 ([En.] bulrush) (Same as the basic meaning.) 引: 《说文》：苞，苞草也，南阳以为粗履。 (Reference: "Shuo Wen": "Bāo is bulrush, used in Nanyang for coarse footwear.") 例: 浸彼包萧。 (Example: Soak the bulrushes.) 2. 苞片，花未开时包着花朵的变态叶 ([En.] bract) 引: 南朝 宋·谢灵运《酬从弟惠连》：山桃发红萼，野蕨渐紫苞。 (Reference: Song Dynasty's Xie Lingyun "Reply to Cousin Huilian": "Mountain peach bears red calyx, wild ferns gradually show purple bracts.") 例: 含苞未放。 (Example: Budding but not yet blooming.) 3. 草木的根或茎干 ([En.] root or stem) 引: 《诗·商颂·长发》：苞有三蘖。 (Reference: "Book of Songs": "Bāo has three shoots.") 例: 苞桑(原指根深柢固的桑树;比喻牢固的根基)。 (Example: Bāo mulberry (originally refers to a deep-rooted mulberry tree; metaphorically means a solid foundation).) 形容词 1. 草木茂盛，丛生 ([En.] growing in profusion) 引: 《尔雅·释诂》：苞，丰也。 (Reference: "Erya": "Bāo means abundance.") 例: 苞杞(丛生的枸杞)。 (Example: Bāo goji (growing in clumps).) 动词 通“包”。包裹;怀抱 ([En.] wrap up; surround) 引: 《诗·大雅·常武》：如山之苞。 (Reference: "Book of Songs": "Like the embrace of a mountain.") 例: 厥苞橘柚锡贡。 (Example: His embrace, [gifts of] tangerines and pomelos.)