báo
㼎
small melon; grasshopper
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 4 examplesnoun
small melon; small gourd
literaryArchaic or literary term for a small gourd or melon, found in classical texts.
Gǔ古
shū书
jì记
zǎi载
，
cǐ此
dì地
shèng盛
chǎn产
báo㼎
guā瓜
。
Ancient texts record that this place abundantly produced small melons.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
báo㼎
lèi类
yě野
shēng生
zhí植
wù物
yǐ已
bù不
duō多
jiàn见
。
This type of small-gourd wild plant is rarely seen nowadays.
bound morpheme
used in 马㼎 (mǎbáo), a kind of small grasshopper or cricket
Only appears in the compound word 马㼎 (also written 马蚹 in some texts), referring to a small grasshopper or similar orthopteran insect that damages crops.
Tián田
yě野
lǐ里
de的
mǎ马
báo㼎
tiào跳
lái来
tiào跳
qù去
。
The small grasshoppers hopped around in the fields.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
mǎ马
báo㼎
duì对
hé禾
běn本
kē科
nóng农
zuò作
wù物
yǒu有
yí一
dìng定
wēi危
hài害
。
This type of grasshopper causes certain damage to cereal crops.