Ideographic: To wrap 包 in one's arms 扌; 包 also provides the pronunciationRadical:

meaning for bào:

  • - to hold
  • - to carry (in one's arms)
  • - to hug
  • - to embrace
  • - to surround
  • - to cherishto complain
  • - to grumble
  • - to harbor a complaint
  • - to feel dissatisfiedto embrace
  • - to hugto hug
  • - to cherish
  • - within the bosom (of the family)
  • - to embrace (also fig. an ideal, aspiration etc)to be sorry
  • - to feel apologetic
  • - sorry!aspiration
  • - ambition

xiǎonánhái小男孩
suíjí随即
hěn
xiǎoxīn小心
de
bào
dào
jiāngbiān江边
fàngshēng放生

Carefully, the boy released the turtle back into the river.