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包拯

Bāo Zhěngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Bao Zheng (999-1062), Northern Song official renowned for his honesty / modern day metaphor for an honest politician
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-90984a4f41f5f377. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

包拯 包拯 [Bao1 Zheng3] /Bao Zheng (999-1062), Northern Song official renowned for his honesty/modern day metaphor for an honest politician/

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Character information

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  • 包
    bāo

    to cover / to wrap / to hold / to include / to take charge of / to contract (to or for) / package / wrapper / container / bag / to hold or embrace / bundle / packet / CL:個|个[gè],隻|只[zhī]

    Bāo

    surname Bao

  • 拯
    zhěng

    to raise / to aid / to support / to save / to rescue

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.