鲍
Character learning workspace

bào · abalone

Master the form, understand its parts, and learn how it behaves in real Chinese.

Watch · inspect · write

Learn every stroke in 鲍

Replay the complete order, pause on difficult movements, inspect one stroke at a time, then write it yourself with live correction.

Interactive stroke trainerWatch and inspect
Checking daily allowance…Please waitGo unlimited
Loading strokes…
0 strokes
Choose Watch order or Practice writing
Stroke graphics: Make Me a Hanzi / Arphic Public License
Step-by-step explorer

See how 鲍 is constructed

Switch between the accumulated form and the isolated movement of each stroke.

Loading stroke diagrams…

Character anatomy

Understand the reusable parts

The decomposition shows how the visual pieces fit together, not necessarily the character’s historical origin.

Writing notes

Shape and proportion

13Total strokes

Count each continuous pen movement once, including turns and hooks.

Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

鱼Key radical

Use the highlighted radical in the animation as a visual anchor for remembering the form.

Print and practise

Download a 鲍 writing sheet

Get a ready-to-use A4 sheet immediately, or open the full builder to change its grid and guidance.

Preparing worksheet…
Customize

Includes the stroke sequence, progressive tracing, and blank writing squares. Generated locally in your browser.

Read and listen

Example sentences

Notice where 鲍 sits in each complete thought.

Bào bó yǒu tài duō de shū yào dú.鲍勃有太多的书要读。

Bob has too many books to read.

Source: Tatoeba #864406 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bào bó shì gè hěn hǎo de rén, dà jiā dōu hěn xǐhuan tā.鲍勃是个很好的人,大家都很喜欢他。

Bob is such a nice person that everybody likes him.

Source: Tatoeba #8845137 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bào bó zài tā fáng jiān lǐ yǒu hěn duō shū.鲍勃在他房间里有很多书。

Bob has a lot of books in his room.

Source: Tatoeba #864402 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Qiáng shàng yǒu yì zhāng bào bó de xiào xiàng huà.墙上有一张鲍勃的肖像画。

There is a portrait of Bob on the wall.

Source: Tatoeba #466010 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā jiāng yào qù bào bó jiā.她将要去鲍勃家。

She is going to Bob's.

Source: Tatoeba #1397044 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bào bó dìyī gè dào dá zhōng diǎn xiàn.鲍勃第一个到达终点线。

Bob reached the finish line first.

Source: Tatoeba #332613 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 鲍 in context

  1. Say bào, then recall the core meaning: abalone.
  2. Write all 13 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 鲍鱼 (bào yú), meaning “abalone”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 鲍 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.