報

See also: 报

報	U+5831, 報 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5831

← 堰
[U+5830]

CJK Unified Ideographs

堲 →
[U+5832]

報	U+2F857, 報 CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-2F857

← 堲
[U+2F856]

CJK Compatibility Ideographs Supplement

墬 →
[U+2F858]

Translingual[edit]

Han character[edit]

報 (Kangxi radical 32, 土+9, 12 strokes, cangjie input 土十尸中水 (GJSLE), four-corner 4744₇, composition ⿰幸𠬝)

Derived characters[edit]

𠾷, 𬋳, 蕔, 𤺴, 𥴆, 𨷂, 𢵨, 𪨡

Related characters[edit]

报 (Simplified Chinese and variant form)

References[edit]

KangXi: page 234, character 5
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 5275
Dae Jaweon: page 471, character 13
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 466, character 4
Unihan data for U+5831

Unihan data for U+2F857

Chinese[edit]

trad.		報
simp.		报
alternative forms		𡙈报

Glyph origin[edit]

Historical forms of the character 報
Western Zhou	Warring States		Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)	Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Bronze inscriptions	Chu slip and silk script	Qin slip script	Small seal script	Transcribed ancient scripts

Ideogrammic compound (會意): 㚔 (“handcuffs”) + 𠬝 (“to subdue”) – to convict; to punish; to declare guilty.

Pronunciation[edit]

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): bào (bao⁴)

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄠˋ

(Chengdu, SP): bao⁴

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): бо (bo, III)
Cantonese
(Guangzhou, Jyutping): bou³

(Taishan, Wiktionary): bau¹
Gan (Wiktionary): bau⁴
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): po

(Meixian, Guangdong): bau⁴
Jin (Wiktionary): bau³
Min Bei (KCR): ba̿u
Min Dong (BUC): bó̤
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): pò

(Teochew, Peng'im): bo³
Wu (Wiktionary): pau (T2)

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: bào
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baw
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bào
  - Wade–Giles: pao⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɑʊ̯⁵¹/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: bao⁴
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: bao
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pau²¹³/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: бо (bo, III)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɔ⁴⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: bou³
  - Yale: bou
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bou³
  - Guangdong Romanization: bou³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pou̯³³/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: bau¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pau³³/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: bau⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pau³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: po
  - Hakka Romanization System: bo
  - Hagfa Pinyim: bo⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /po⁵⁵/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: bau⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /pau⁵³/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: bau³
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /pau⁴⁵/
Min Bei
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: ba̿u
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pau³³/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: bó̤
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɔ²¹³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, Changtai, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pò
  - Tâi-lô: pò
  - Phofsit Daibuun: poix
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pɤ²¹/
  - IPA (Changtai): /pɔ²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang): /po⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /po²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /po¹¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: bo³
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: pò
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /po²¹³/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: pau (T2)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɔ³⁴/

Middle Chinese: /pɑu^H/

Rime
Character	報
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	幫 (1)
Final (韻)	豪 (89)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	博耗切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/pɑu^H/
Pan Wuyun	/pɑu^H/
Shao Rongfen	/pɑu^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/paw^H/
Li Rong	/pɑu^H/
Wang Li	/pɑu^H/
Bernard Karlgren	/pɑu^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	bào
Expected Cantonese Reflex	bou³

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*pˤuk-s/

(Zhengzhang): /*puːɡs/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	報
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	bào
Middle Chinese	‹ paw^H ›
Old Chinese	/*pˁuk-s/
English	repay
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	報
Reading #	1/1
No.	329
Phonetic component	報
Rime group	奧
Rime subdivision	1
Corresponding MC rime	報
Old Chinese	/*puːɡs/

Definitions[edit]

報

^† to judge
to avenge; to take revenge
報仇 / 报仇 ― bàochóu ― to take revenge

報復 / 报复 ― bàofù ― to revenge, to retaliate
to repay; to requite; to recompense
報酬 / 报酬 ― bàochóu ― reward

報應 / 报应 ― bàoyìng ― retribution

惡報 / 恶报 ― èbào ― retribution

果報 / 果报 ― guǒbào ― karma

無以為報 / 无以为报 ― wúyǐwéibào ― to be unable to repay a favor

以怨報德 / 以怨报德 ― yǐyuànbàodé ― to return evil for good
divine retribution; karma; nemesis
to announce; to inform; to report; to tell
我要報一宗盜竊案。 [MSC, trad.]
我要报一宗盗窃案。 [MSC, simp.]
Wǒ yào bào yī zōng dàoqiè àn. [Pinyin]
I want to report a theft.

這個公司報虧損之后，價格就下滑。 [MSC, trad.]
这个公司报亏损之后，价格就下滑。 [MSC, simp.]
Zhè ge gōngsī bào kuīsǔn zhīhòu, jiàgé jiù xiàhuá. [Pinyin]
The price went down after the company reported a loss.
report; information
報告 / 报告 ― bàogào ― report, lecture
newspaper (Classifier: 份 m; 張／张 m)
報紙 / 报纸 ― bàozhǐ ― newspaper

日報 / 日报 ― rìbào ― daily newspaper
bulletin; newsletter; report
journal; periodical
Short for 電報／电报 (diànbào, “telegram”).

Compounds[edit]

Derived terms from 報

一還一報／一还一报
上報／上报 (shàngbào)
上海公報／上海公报
世界報／世界报
中國時報／中国时报
中外公報／中外公报
交際電報／交际电报
京報／京报
人民日報／人民日报
以德報德／以德报德 (yǐdébàodé)
以德報怨／以德报怨 (yǐdébàoyuàn)
以怨報德／以怨报德 (yǐyuànbàodé)
以直報怨／以直报怨 (yǐzhíbàoyuàn)
以身報國／以身报国
借交報仇／借交报仇
借客報仇／借客报仇
傳報／传报
傳真電報／传真电报
僑報／侨报
公報／公报 (gōngbào)
公報私仇／公报私仇 (gōngbàosīchóu)
公報私讎／公报私雠
冤冤相報／冤冤相报 (yuānyuānxiāngbào)
冥報／冥报
剪報／剪报 (jiǎnbào)
劣化警報／劣化警报
匯報／汇报 (huìbào)
匿報／匿报
反情報／反情报
呈報／呈报 (chéngbào)
告報／告报
商品情報／商品情报
啟報／启报
善報／善报 (shànbào)
喜報／喜报 (xǐbào)
回報／回报 (huíbào)
因果報應／因果报应 (yīnguǒ bàoyìng)
國語日報／国语日报
圖報／图报 (túbào)
報事人／报事人
報事靈童／报事灵童
報人／报人 (bàorén)
報仇／报仇 (bàochóu)
報仇雪恥／报仇雪耻 (bàochóuxuěchǐ)
報仇雪恨／报仇雪恨 (bàochóu xuěhèn)
報任安書／报任安书
報伏／报伏
報信／报信 (bàoxìn)
報修／报修 (bàoxiū)
報值掛號／报值挂号
報備／报备 (bàobèi)
報價／报价 (bàojià)
報償／报偿 (bàocháng)
報冤／报冤
報刊／报刊 (bàokān)
報到／报到 (bàodào)
報功／报功 (bàogōng)
報務／报务 (bàowù)
報名／报名 (bàomíng)
報名費／报名费
報君知／报君知
報告／报告 (bàogào)
報告小說／报告小说
報告文學／报告文学 (bàogào wénxué)
報告書／报告书 (bàogàoshū)
報命／报命
報喏／报喏
報喜／报喜 (bàoxǐ)
報喜人／报喜人
報喪／报丧 (bàosāng)
報喪帖／报丧帖
報單／报单 (bàodān)
報國／报国 (bàoguó)
報國盡忠／报国尽忠
報團／报团 (bàotuán)
報夢／报梦 (bàomèng)
報失／报失 (bàoshī)
報夾／报夹
報子／报子 (bàozi)
報官／报官 (bàoguān)
報官囚／报官囚
報導／报导 (bàodǎo)
報導攝影／报导摄影
報導文學／报导文学
報屁股／报屁股
報差／报差
報帖／报帖
報帳／报帐
報幕／报幕 (bàomù)
報幕員／报幕员 (bàomùyuán)
報府／报府
報廢／报废 (bàofèi)
報復／报复 (bàofù)
報復主義／报复主义 (bàofù zhǔyì)
報復關稅／报复关税
報德／报德 (bàodé)
報怨／报怨
報恨／报恨 (bàohèn)
報恩／报恩 (bào'ēn)
報憂／报忧 (bàoyōu)
報應／报应 (bàoyìng)
報應不爽／报应不爽
報應刑／报应刑
報戶口／报户口 (bào hùkǒu)
報批／报批 (bàopī)
報捷／报捷 (bàojié)
報攤／报摊 (bàotān)
報效／报效 (bàoxiào)
報數／报数 (bàoshù)
報施／报施
報時／报时 (bàoshí)
報曉／报晓 (bàoxiǎo)

報本／报本 (bàoběn)
報本反始／报本反始
報案／报案 (bào'àn)
報案中心／报案中心
報條／报条 (bàotiáo)
報梢／报梢
報業／报业 (bàoyè)
報歲／报岁
報歲蘭／报岁兰
報狀／报状
報界／报界 (bàojiè)
報登科／报登科
報盤兒的／报盘儿的
報知／报知 (bàozhī)
報社／报社 (bàoshè)
報禁／报禁 (bàojìn)
報稅／报税 (bàoshuì)
報稱／报称
報窮制裁／报穷制裁
報章／报章 (bàozhāng)
報童／报童 (bàotóng)
報竹平安／报竹平安
報答／报答 (bàodá)
報紙／报纸 (bàozhǐ)
報罷／报罢
報考／报考 (bàokǎo)
報聘／报聘
報苦窮兒／报苦穷儿
報草／报草
報表／报表 (bàobiǎo)
報表語言／报表语言
報話機／报话机 (bàohuàjī)
報請／报请 (bàoqǐng)
報謝／报谢
報警／报警 (bàojǐng)
報讎／报雠 (bàochóu)
報讎雪恨／报雠雪恨 (bàochóu xuěhèn)
報販／报贩 (bàofàn)
報費／报费
報賽／报赛
報身／报身 (bàoshēn)
報載／报载
報道／报道 (bàodào)
報酬／报酬 (bàochóu)
報銷／报销 (bàoxiāo)
報錄人／报录人
報錢／报钱
報關／报关 (bàoguān)
報關行／报关行
報頭／报头 (bàotóu)
報館／报馆 (bàoguǎn)
報馬／报马 (bàomǎ)
報驗／报验 (bàoyàn)
填報／填报 (tiánbào)
壁報／壁报 (bìbào)
壁報紙／壁报纸
大公報／大公报
大字報／大字报 (dàzìbào)
天報／天报
天氣預報／天气预报 (tiānqì yùbào)
天理報應／天理报应
好報／好报 (hǎobào)
學報／学报 (xuébào)
官報／官报 (guānbào)
官報私仇／官报私仇
密報／密报 (mìbào)
實報／实报
實報實銷／实报实销
實驗報告／实验报告
專題報導／专题报导
導報／导报 (dǎobào)
小型報／小型报
小報／小报 (xiǎobào)
小報告／小报告 (xiǎobàogào)
小字報／小字报
崇德報功／崇德报功
平安竹報／平安竹报
年報／年报 (niánbào)
府報／府报
強風特報／强风特报
彙報／汇报
待報／待报
德以報怨／德以报怨
忠君報國／忠君报国
快報／快报 (kuàibào)
恩將仇報／恩将仇报 (ēnjiāngchóubào)
情報／情报 (qíngbào)
情報員／情报员
情報機關／情报机关
情報站／情报站
惡報／恶报 (èbào)
惡有惡報／恶有恶报 (èyǒu'èbào)
感恩圖報／感恩图报
戰報／战报
戲報子／戏报子
打小報告／打小报告 (dǎ xiǎobàogào)
打電報／打电报 (dǎdiànbào)
投報／投报 (tóubào)
投木報瓊／投木报琼
投桃報李／投桃报李 (tóutáobàolǐ)
拉警報／拉警报
拔來報往／拔来报往
捏報／捏报
捐軀報國／捐躯报国
捨身圖報／舍身图报
捨身報國／舍身报国
捷報／捷报 (jiébào)
提報／提报
播報／播报 (bōbào)
播報員／播报员 (bōbàoyuán)
據報／据报
攄忠報國／摅忠报国

Descendants[edit]

Sino-Xenic (報):

→ Japanese: 報(ほう) (hō)
→ Korean: 보 (報, bo)
→ Vietnamese: báo (報)

Others:

→ Lao: ປ່າວ (pāo, “announce”)
→ Thai: ป่าว (bpàao, “announce”)
→ Zhuang: bau

References[edit]

“報”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎^[1], 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
“Entry #8275”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (in Chinese and Min Nan), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2011.

Japanese[edit]

Kanji[edit]

報

(grade 5 “Kyōiku” kanji)

Readings[edit]

Go-on: ほ (ho); ほう (hō, Jōyō)
Kan-on: ほう (hō, Jōyō)
Kun: むくいる (mukuiru, 報いる, Jōyō); しらせる (shiraseru, 報せる)

Compounds[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

お報(しら)せ (oshirase), 御(お)報(しら)せ (oshirase)

Noun[edit]

報(ほう) • (hō)

news, information

Korean[edit]

Hanja[edit]

報 (eumhun 알릴 보 (allil bo))
報 (eumhun 갚을 보 (gapeul bo))

Hanja form^? of 보 (“to announce; to inform; to report; to tell”).
Hanja form^? of 보 (“to repay; to requite; to recompense”).

Compounds[edit]

보고 (報告, bogo, “report”)
보도 (報道, bodo, “news report”)
보답 (報答, bodap, “repaying (someone's favour, kindness, etc.)”)