How to write 苞

苞 [bāo] 名词: 1. 花托下面像叶的小片: 花苞。苞片。含苞待放。 (Meaning: A small piece resembling a leaf beneath the flower receptacle: flower bud. Bract. Buds awaiting bloom.) 2. 茂盛: 竹苞松茂。 (Meaning: Abundant; thriving: bamboo grows lush and pines flourish.) 本义: 席草，可制席子和草鞋。 (Original Meaning: Bulrush, which can be made into mats and straw shoes.) 引: 1. 《说文》: 苞，苞草也，南阳以为粗履。 (From "Shuowen Jiezi": Bulrush, known as a coarse footwear in Nanyang.) 2. 《诗·曹风·下泉》: 浸彼苞稂。 (From "Book of Songs: Cao Feng: Xia Quan": Soaked in bulrushes.) 例: 又如: 浸彼包萧。 (Example: Soaked in bulrushes.) 引: 1. 浸彼苞蓍。 2. 《易·否》: 系于包桑。 (From "I Ching: Pi": Tied to bagging mulberry.) 3. 司马相如《子虚赋》: 其高燥则生葴、菥、苞、荔。 (Sima Xiangru's "Zixu Fu": where it is high and dry, growing several plants including bulrush.) 例: 又如: 包屦。 (Example: Bagging shoes, a kind of straw shoes worn in mourning.) 苞片，花未开时包着花朵的变态叶。 (Meaning: Bract, a modified leaf that encloses a flower before it blooms.) 引: 1. 南朝 宋· 谢灵运《酬从弟惠连》: 山桃发红萼，野蕨渐紫苞。 (From Xie Lingyun’s "Reply to Younger Brother Huilian": The wild peach blossoms red calyx, wild ferns gradually purple the buds.) 例: 又如: 含苞未放。 (Example: Budding but not yet blooming.) 草木的根或茎干。 (Meaning: The roots or stems of plants.) 引: 1. 《诗·商颂·长发》: 苞有三蘖。 (From "Book of Songs: Business Song: Changfa": There are three saplings.) 例: 又如: 苞桑。 (Example: Mulberry with deep roots; metaphorically refers to a solid foundation.) 形容词: 草木茂盛，丛生。 (Meaning: Plants growing in abundance, dense.) 引: 1. 《尔雅·释诂》: 苞，丰也。 (From "Erya: Shigui": Bulrush, abundant.) 例: 又如: 苞杞。 (Example: Goji berry growing in clumps.) 动词: 通“包”。包裹;怀抱。 (Meaning: To wrap; to embrace.) 引: 1. 《诗·大雅·常武》: 如山之苞。 (From "Book of Songs: Daya: Changwu": Like the wrapping of a mountain.) 2. 《书·禹贡》: 厥苞橘柚锡贡。 (From "Book of Documents: Yu Gong": They wrap the oranges and pomelos for tribute.) 3. 《礼记·曲礼上》: 凡以弓剑苞苴箪笥问人者。 (From "Book of Rites: Qu Li": Anyone who holds a bow and sword wrapped in a basket asking others.) 4. 《左传·僖公四年》: 尔贡苞茅不入。 (From "Zuo Zhuan: Year 4 of Duke Xi": Your tribute with bundled grass did not enter.)