懂中文 Dong Chinese

庖

páo

kitchen

Phonosemantic compound. 广 represents the meaning and 包 represents the sound.

Components
广 meaning component

广  Meaning component

yǎn, guǎng

  

roof

包 sound component

包  Sound component

bāo

  

wrap

Evolution

庖 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
庖 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
庖 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

庖  

páo

kitchen; cooking, cuisine

Most common words with 庖
Freq.
Word
Meaning

庖

kitchen

越俎代庖

to take matters into one's own hands

庖厨

kitchen

庖牺氏

another name for 伏羲[Fú​Xī], consort of 女媧|女娲[Nǚ​wā]