襁 褓

qiǎng bǎodictionary entry

swaddling clothes / fig. early stage of development / infancy

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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.

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Original source entry:

襁褓襁褓 [qiang3 bao3] /swaddling clothes/fig. early stage of development/infancy/

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Character information

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襁
qiǎng
string of copper coins / cloth for carrying baby on back
褓
bǎo
used in 襁褓[qiǎng bǎo] / used in 褓姆[bǎo mǔ] and 褓母[bǎo mǔ]

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