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孢

spore

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How 孢 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

子 (semantic, “seed”) + 包 (phonetic, bāo)

components: 子 包

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 包

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 包 (bāo) — compare how they read:

CharacterPinyinMeaning
包 sound component bāo wrap, pack, bundle; package
胞 bāo womb, placenta, fetal membrane
炮 pào cannon, artillery
跑 pǎo to run, to flee, to escape
泡 pào bubble, blister; swollen, puffed up
饱 bǎo satisfied; to eat one's fill
刨 páo carpenter's plane; plane, level
疱 pào acne
鲍 bào abalone; dried fish; surname
雹 báo hail
庖 páo kitchen; cooking, cuisine
狍 páo a species of deer found in northern China
咆 páo to roar
龅 bāo buck teeth
匏 páo gourd; musical instrument

Words containing 孢

WordPinyinMeaning
球孢子菌病 qiú bāo zǐ jūn bìng Coccidioidomycosis
头孢拉定 tóu bāo lā dìng (pharm.) cefradine (aka cephradine)
头孢菌素 tóu bāo jūn sù (pharm.) cephalosporin
厌酷球孢子菌 yàn kù qiú bāo zǐ jūn Coccidioides immitis
肉毒梭状芽孢杆菌 ròu dú suō zhuàng yá bāo gǎn jūn Clostridium botulinum
蜡样芽孢杆菌 là yàng yá bāo gǎn jūn (microbiology) Bacillus cereus
孢子 bāo zǐ spore
头孢 tóu bāo (pharm.) cephalosporin
双孢蘑菇 shuāng bāo mó gū cultivated mushroom; champignon (Agaricus bisporus)
芽孢 yá bāo endospore
头孢噻吩 tóu bāo sāi fēn (pharm.) cefalotin (aka cephalothin)