Steamed bun in Chinese (Mandarin): 包子 (bāozi)

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The characters in 包子

• 包

  To wrap; a bag or a bun.

  5 strokes

• 子

  A small ending found in many nouns, said short and light.

  3 strokes

包子 are soft steamed buns with a filling, a favorite Chinese breakfast. Say the 子 short and light: bāo-zi.

More examples with 包子

• 我早上吃包子。

  Wǒ zǎoshang chī bāozi.

  I eat steamed buns in the morning.

• 妈妈做了肉包子。

  媽媽做了肉包子。

  Māma zuò le ròu bāozi.

  Mom made meat buns.

How to write 包子 in Chinese

Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.