pào bubble; foam; to soak

Made up of [ shuǐ water radical 85, bāo to cover; to wrap; to hold ]
Made with 8 strokes.
The water radical suggests to do with washing together with turning 'bao' which also gives rough phonetic

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Also uses shuǐ component: (wave) (law) gǎng (harbor) hǎi (sea) hàn (perspiration) hàn (chinese) (river) hóng (flood) (lake) huó (to live) (to cross a river) jiāng (river) jīn (ferry crossing) jiǔ (wine) mǎn (to fill) méi (have not) (steam) qiǎn (shallow) qīng (clear) shè (to wade) (to wash) yǎn (to develop) (fishing) (pool) zhì (to rule) zhōu (region)
Also uses bāo component: bào (to hold) bǎo (to eat till full) pào (cannon) (to run)

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pào (cannon)

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