Taxonomy of meanings for 飽:　　

  • 飽 bǎo (OC: pruuʔ MC: pɯau) 博巧切 上 廣韻：【古文飽 】
  • 飽 bǎo (OC: pruuʔ MC: pɯau) 博巧切 上 廣韻：【食多也博巧切三 】
    • EAT
      • nabstative(state of) saturation, surfeit
      • vadV(eat) to one's heart's content
      • vt[oN]eat to one's heart's content; eat enough
    • FEED
      • vtoNfeed abundantly MO: 飽天下之飢者
    • SATIATED
      • nabstativestate of having eaten one's full
      • vipsychbe satiated, be generally well-fed; feel satisfied
      • vt+prep+Ngradedbe more satisfied than N
      • vadNcausativesatiatingLZ
  • 飽 bǎo (OC: pruuʔ MC: pɯau) 博巧切 上 廣韻：【古文飽 】

    Additional information about 飽

    說文解字: 【飽】，猒也。从食、包聲。 【博巧切】 【𩜿(𩞛)】，古文飽从𤓽。 〔小徐本「𤓽」下有「聲」。〕 【𩜕(𩛁)】，亦古文飽，从卯聲。

      Criteria
    • HUNGRY

      1. The most common current and general word for insufficiency of food supplies is probably jī 飢 (ant. bǎo 飽 "have eaten enough"), and this word refers to any such insufficiency, temporary or lasting, serious or minor. Presumably, the word can also refer to insufficiency of food among animals.

      2. È 餓 refers to famine as a serious condition threatening the lives of the persons involved.

      3. Jǐn 殣 refers to serious famine often resulting in death.

      4. Jī 饑 (NOT ANCIENTLY HOMOPHONOUS WITH 飢 in ancient Chinese), and the rarer jín 饉 as well as the very rare qiàn 歉 refer to insufficiency of food as a result of bad harvest.

      5. Něi 餒 refers to the state of being hungry in an individual, and at a certain time.

    • SATIATED

      飽

    • EAT

      1. The general word is shí 食 which refers to any form of taking in food, but the word is probably primarily a noun meaning "food". Cf. 飯疏食 "dine on coarse food".

      2. Gān 甘 is to enjoy a meal or to enjoy food on a given occasion.

      3. Rú 茹 is to eat a routine meal in order to still one's hunger.

      4. Fú 服 ingest or imbibe for a purpose, typical a medical purpose.

      5. Dàn 啖 is to eat quickly oneself and dàn 啗 is to cause someone to swallow.

      6. Fàn 飯 is to dine on some basic foodstuff, and the word is secondarily a noun meaning "foodstuff, staple food".

      7. Cháng 嘗 is to eat something for the purpose of experiencing the taste of it, rather than for the purpose of filling one's stomach.

      8. Bǎo 飽 refers specifically to eating enough or having eaten enough and is most current as an intransitive verb.

      9. Yàn 厭 / 饜 refers to eating more than enough is mostly used transitively.

      10. Cān 餐 is a formal or poetic word referring to the eating of a desirable meal.

      Word relations
    • Result: (EAT)食/EAT The general word is shí 食 which refers to any form of taking in food, but the word is probably primarily a noun meaning "food". Cf. 飯疏食 "dine on coarse food".
    • Ant: (EAT)飢/HUNGRY The most common current and general word for insufficiency of food supplies is probably jī 飢 (ant. bǎo 飽 "have eaten enough"), and this word refers to any such insufficiency, temporary or lasting, serious or minor. Presumably, the word can also refer to insufficiency of food among animals.
    • Ant: (SATIATED)饑/HUNGRY Jī 饑 (NOT ANCIENTLY HOMOPHONOUS WITH 飢 in ancient Chinese), and the rarer jín 饉 as well as the very rare qiàn 歉 refer to insufficiency of food as a result of bad harvest.
    • Assoc: (SATIATED)醉/DRUNK The clearly dominant word referring to the process drinking a large amount of alcohol on a given occasion is zuì 醉 (ant. xǐng 醒 "become sober; be sober").
    • Synon: (SATIATED)饜/SATIATED