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Character Decomposition
报=扌+卩+又
Etymology
A hand 扌 cuffing 又 a criminal 卩, representing sentencing
Meanings
to report; to inform; to announce
to respond; to reply
to sign up for; to register for (abbr. for bào míng)
to reward; to recompense
to take revenge; to retaliate
newspaper
periodical; journal
bulletin
telegram
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Words with 报 497 total
to repay · to reward酬报chóu bàowall newspaper壁报bì bàoPeking Gazette (official government bulletin)京报Jīng Bàokarmic reward (Buddhism)福报fú bàoannouncement · bulletin · communique公报gōng bàoto estimate and report; to assess测报cè bàoto report (to one's superior)禀报bǐng bàostatistical tables and reports表报biǎo bàoto report to higher authorities through layers of hierarchy层报céng bàokarmic retribution (resulting from evil deeds, in contrast to karmic reward hǎo bào)恶报è bàoto (submit a) report呈报chéng bàoto return a favor · to reciprocate · (literary) to report back还报huán bàoto appear in the news · in the papers见报jiàn bào(in) return · reciprocation · payback · retaliation · to report back · to reciprocate回报huí bào(fire) alarm · alert signal · alarm · alert · warning警报jǐng bàobulletin board快报kuài bàosecret report密报mì bàobad karma孽报niè bàonewspaper cutting · clippings剪报jiǎn bàoinformation; intelligence情报qíng bàoto report to one's superiors · to appear in the news · to reply to a letter上报shàng bào
Idioms with 报 61 total Chain
ensure that you pay debts of gratitude (idiom)报本反始bào běn fǎn shǐto take revenge and erase humiliation (idiom)报仇雪耻bào chóu xuě chǐto take revenge and wipe out a grudge (idiom)报仇雪恨bào chóu xuě hèndivine retribution is unfailing (idiom) · one is inevitably punished for one's misdeeds报应不爽bào yìng bù shuǎng(idiom) to retaliate打击报复dǎ jī bào fù
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