The story of 飽

full, satisfied

飽 is composed of the BuShou of 食 (eat) and 包 (bag, wrap). 包 is the picture of a fetus being wrapped inside the fetal membrane, while 食 depicts a man eating. You won’t be hungry if your stomach is stuffed with food.

Vocabulary of 飽

  • 飽滿 (plump)
  • 飽和 (saturation)
  • 飽學 (learned)

Classification

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