1. to cover
2. to wrap
3. to hold
4. to include
5. to take charge of
6. to contract (to or for)
7. package
8. wrapper
9. container
10. bag
11. to hold or embrace
12. bundle
13. packet

classifiers: 個, 隻

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Original form of 匏 (páo, “bottle gourd”).
2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Original form of 庖 (páo, “kitchen”).
3. Original form of 匏 (páo, “bottle gourd”).
4. Original form of 庖 (páo, “kitchen”).

1. to come
2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)
3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回来 huílai)
4. ever since (as in 自古以来 zìgǔyǐlái)
5. for the past (amount of time)
6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 来世 láishì)
7. (between two verbs) in order to
8. (after a round number) approximately
9. (used after 得 dé to indicate possibility, as in 谈得来 tándelái, or after 不 bù to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不来 chībulái)