报 (bào): to report, newspaper
报 (bào) is a Chinese character meaning “to report, newspaper.” Classified as HSK Level 3 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 扌 (structural). It ranks #234 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 报 a hand 扌 cuffing 又 a criminal 卩, representing sentencing. Its radical form 扌 (hand) appears in many related characters such as 手 (shǒu, hand), 打 (dǎ, hit, make), 找 (zhǎo, to look for).
Definitions
- to report, newspaper
Etymology & Origin
ideographicA hand 扌 cuffing 又 a criminal 卩, representing sentencing
Decomposition: ⿰扌⿸卩又 (layout: left-right)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 报
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 报告verb/noun | bào gào | to inform | 5 |
| 报道verb/noun | bào dào | to report (news) | 5 |
| 报纸noun | bào zhǐ | newspaper | 3 |
| 报警verb | bào jǐng | to sound an alarm | 5 |
| 回报 | huí bào | (in) return | 6 |
| 汇报verb | huì bào | to report | 6 |
| 报名verb | bào míng | to sign up | 4 |
| 报到verb | bào dào | to report for duty | 5 |
| 报社noun | bào shè | newspaper (i.e. a company) | 6 |
| 预报 | yù bào | forecast | 5 |
| 报刊noun | bào kān | newspapers and periodicals | 6 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 报复 | bào fù | to make reprisals |
| 报仇 | bào chóu | to take revenge |
| 报应 | bào yìng | (Buddhism) divine retribution |
| 报酬 | bào chou | reward |
| 报导 | bào dǎo | to report (in the media) |
| 报答 | bào dá | to repay |
| 电报 | diàn bào | telegram |
| 播报 | bō bào | to announce |
| 报案 | bào àn | to report a case to the authorities |
| 报价 | bào jià | to quote a price |
| 报销 | bào xiāo | to submit an expense account |
| 报废 | bào fèi | to scrap |
| 报表 | bào biǎo | forms for reporting statistics |
| 报摊 | bào tān | newsstand |
| 报信 | bào xìn | to notify |
报 appears in 100 compound words: 76 as the first character, 24 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 报 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (15)
to avenge a wrong and wipe out or erase humiliation; to take revenge for an insult
to avenge a wrong and wipe out or erase humiliation; to take revenge for an insult
Showing 12 of 15 idioms containing 报.
Example Sentences
请把这个报告打印出来，下午开会时需要用。
Qǐng bǎ zhè gè bàogào dǎyìn chūlái, xiàwǔ kāihuì shí xūyào yòng.
Please print this report; it will be needed for the meeting this afternoon.
新春走基层·新华鲜报|“Becoming Chin..
xīn chūn zǒu jī céng xīn huá xiān bào B e c o m i n g C h i n . .
New Year to the grassroots Xinhua Fresh News|" Becoming Chin..
视频丨空间站的年夜饭都有什么?听航天员报菜名收祝福
shì pín 丨 kōng jiān zhàn de nián yè fàn dū yǒu shén má ? yǐn háng tiān yuán bào cài míng shōu zhù fú
Video 丨What is the New Year's Eve dinner on the space station? I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to make it. I'm going to be able to make it.
渝股2025年业绩预快报:金科股份净利润325亿元..
yú gǔ nián yè jì yù kuài bào jīn kē gǔ fèn jìng lì rùn yì yuán . .
Chongqing Stock 2025 Preliminary Earnings Report: Jinke Co., Ltd. Net Profit Hits 32.5 Billion Yuan...
2026年世界知识产权报告:创新传播速度达历史新高
nián shì jiè zhī shí chǎn quán bào gào chuàng xīn chuán bō sù dù dá lì shǐ xīn gāo
2026 World Intellectual Property Report: Innovation Dissemination Reaches Historic High
用户报告多个网络服务出现问题
yòng hù bào gào duō gě wǎng lào fú wù chū xiàn wèn tí
Users report issues with multiple network services.
这是份好报纸，不是吗？
Zhè shì fèn hǎo bàozhǐ, bùshìma?
This is a good newspaper, isn't it?
我能不能看一下你的报纸？
Wǒ néng bù néng kàn yīxià nǐ de bàozhǐ?
Can I have a look at your newspaper?
今天的报纸中有没有什么特殊消息呢？
Jīntiān de bàozhǐ zhōng yǒuméiyǒu shénme tèshū xiāoxi ne?
Is there any special news in today's paper?
你可以为我把这份报告翻译成意大利文吗？
Nǐ kěyǐ wèi wǒ bǎ zhè fèn bàogào fānyì chéng Yìdàlì wén ma?
Could you put this report into Italian for me?
Character Family
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