孢
spore
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Dict coverage rank #3,061 U+5B62
How 孢 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
子 (semantic, “seed”) + 包 (phonetic, bāo)
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 包
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 包 (bāo) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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) |