包 a fetus in the fetal membranes

包, cognate of 胞, originally meant a fetus in the embryonic membranes, a meaning later replaced by 胞. It serves as phonetic component to form characters.

The original meaning of 包 was extended to:

1.to wrap (up)
2.a package; a parcel
3.a bag; a sack
4.inclusive
5.to include
6.to undertake; to assume responsibility for

包 serves as phonetic component to form characters.

Characters formed by the phonetic component 包

跑，泡， 炮， 袍， 刨， 疱， 咆， 匏， 狍， 萢， 炰，麭，瓟， 軳， 褜，麅，鞄，袌，垉， 皰，铇，炮，刨，飑，抱，饱，鲍，刨，胞，苞，雹，笣，孢，龅，菢，枹，靤，佨，怉，铇，窇，骲，髱，蚫，袌，饱，鲍，龅