(bào): leopard, panther

(bào) is a Chinese character meaning “leopard.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of (semantic) and (phonetic). It ranks #2421 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, beast. Its radical form (cat) appears in many related characters such as (mào, (bound form) appearance).

Native pronunciation

Definitions

  1. leopard
  2. panther

Etymology & Origin

pictophoneticbeast

Decomposition: ⿰豸勺 (layout: left-right)

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
hǎi bào(zoology) seal
měi zhōu bàojaguar (Panthera onca)
bào zileopard
liè bàocheetah
xuě bàosnow leopard
jīn qián bàoleopard
jié bàoJaguar (car brand)
guǎn zhōng kuī bàolit. to see a leopard through a narrow tube (idiom)
hǎi bào bù duìsee 海豹突擊隊|海豹突击队[Hai3 bao4 tu1 ji1 dui4]
hǎi bào tū jī duì(US Navy) SEAL commando unit
西xī mén bàoXimen Bao (active around 422 BC), statesman and hydraulic engineer of Wei 魏國|魏国[Wei4 guo2]
yuǎn dōng bàoAmur leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis)
chī xióng xīn bào zi dǎnto eat bear heart and leopard gall (idiom)
xiàng hǎi bàoelephant seal
hǎi bào kēPhocidae, family within Carnivora including seal
28
Total compounds
14
As first character
64
As last character
21
As middle character

appears in 28 compound words: 14 as the first character, 64 as the last, and 21 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 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

liè
0.5172,502 co-occurrences
hēi
0.4699,372 co-occurrences
0.4663,912 co-occurrences
xuě
0.4474,259 co-occurrences
bān
0.4401,698 co-occurrences
shù
0.430426 co-occurrences
shī
0.420636 co-occurrences
jié
0.4101,926 co-occurrences
hǎi
0.40413,233 co-occurrences
zhōu
0.4035,400 co-occurrences

Idioms & Chengyu (4)

guǎnzhōngkuībàoHSK 7+

to see only part of the big picture; to have only a limited view of something

phrase
kuī bào yī bānHSK 7+

lit. see one spot on a leopard (idiom); fig. a restricted view

phrase
láng chóng hǔ bàoHSK 7+

(idiom) ferocious beasts

phrase

Showing 3 of 4 idioms containing .

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

写好字需要掌握正确的笔画顺序。

xiě hǎo bào zì xū yāo zhǎng wò zhēng què de bǐ huà shùn xù .

To write the character "豹" correctly, you need to master the proper stroke order.

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TPBL》云例行赛封王倒数、海神不能再输!各队晋级季...

T P B L yún bào lì háng sài fēng wáng dǎo shǔ , hǎi shén bù néng zài shū ! gè duì jìn jí jì . . .

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hé diàn chóng qǐ qiān dòng lǜ diàn xū qiú ? yún bào néng yuán : R E mù biāo yǔ shì chǎng dòng néng réng jiù qiáng jìn

Will the Resumption of Nuclear Power Drive Demand for Green Energy? Yunbao Energy: Renewable Energy Targets and Market Momentum Remain Strong

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yún bào néng yuán shǒu kāi jí tuán fǎ shuō huì zhǔ gōng fēn sàn shì chuàng néng yǔ yǒng xù . . .

Yunbao Energy Holds First Investor Conference, Focusing on Distributed Energy Generation and Sustainability...

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. . . : S i r i jìn huà , shǒu fā chù kòng jiāo hù jiè miàn , xuě bào shì de céng yōu huà

...: Siri evolution, first touch interface, "snow leopard" underlying optimization

News For ChineseFeb 2026

...Nuevo State Park暂停象海观赏游

. . . N u e v o S t a t e P a r k zàn tíng xiàng hǎi bào guàn shǎng yóu

... Nuevo State Park has suspended elephant seal viewing

Tatoeba

你见过雪在山上狩猎吗?

Nǐ jiàn guo xuěbào zài Shānshàng shòuliè ma?

Have you ever seen a snow leopard hunt in the mountains?

Character Family

Radical Family — Characters sharing the cat radical

Related Characters

Homophones — Characters pronounced bào

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 豹 (bào) mean in Chinese?
豹 (bào) primarily means "leopard." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #2421 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 豹 and 灼?
豹 (bào) and 灼 (zhuó) are often confused. confusable. The key distinguishing feature: 豸 vs 火 (same 勺 component).
How many strokes does 豹 have?
豹 is written with 10 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 豹?
The radical associated with 豹 is 豸 (cat). This radical appears in many characters related to cat.
What are the components of 豹?
豹 is composed of: 豸 (semantic), 勺 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰豸勺 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 豹?
Common words with 豹 include: 海豹 (hǎi bào, "(zoology) seal"); 美洲豹 (měi zhōu bào, "jaguar (Panthera onca)"); 豹子 (bào zi, "leopard"); 猎豹 (liè bào, "cheetah"); 雪豹 (xuě bào, "snow leopard"). There are over 28 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 豹 (bào)?
Several characters share the pronunciation bào: 包 (to cover), 胞 (placenta), 薄 (thin), 宝 (jewel), and 4 more. Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 豹 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 豹 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.