guǒ
verb HSK 7-9 #6,464

Meanings

  1. 1 to wrap; to bind
  2. 2 bundle; package

Examples

Yòng tǎnzi bǎ háizi guǒ qǐlái.
Wrap the child in a blanket.
Bāoguǒ dào le.
The package has arrived.

Tips

usage
包裹 (package/parcel), (to sweep along/coerce).

Components

radical
clothing; garment
Clothing radical wraps around the outside — top-2 strokes form the collar, bottom-4 form the hem and dangling sleeves. Anchors the meaning literally: is to wrap something inside cloth. Family: (outer garment), (bag), (load/dress), (split), (shirt).
phonetic
guǒ
fruit (here phonetic)
Inside the wrapping sits — supplies the sound: guǒ. itself depicts a tree with fruit above, 'fruit on a tree.' Role is mainly phonetic, but the picture works: fruit wrapped in cloth is exactly what names. Phonetic family: kè (lesson), kē (grain).

Stroke Order

guǒ