包 = 勹 + 巳

包 is a Japanese kanji written with 5 strokes, listed here under the keyword “wrap”. It is built from 勹 (bound up) and 巳 (sign of the snake). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 569. It appears as a component in 7 other characters in this index.

Keyword: wrap
RTK frame: 569
Strokes: 5
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): ホウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): つつ.む, くる.む
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: обертывать
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 包 wrap

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

Characters that contain 包

How to find 包 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “bound up” + “sign of the snake”. 包 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 包 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.