承包
chéng bāo · HSK 7
to undertake
📦✍️ cheng bao = wrap it up and carry the package — contract a whole job
承 means bear/undertake, 包 means wrap/package. Together: you bundle up an entire task and take responsibility for delivering it, like signing a contract to handle everything.
包 — 勹 wrap + 巳 fetus
包 is a pictograph showing a fetus (巳) wrapped inside a womb (勹, an enclosing shape). The original sense was 'to wrap' or 'enclose,' and it later extended to mean a bundle, package, or bag. It also serves as a phonetic component in many characters like 抱, 泡, and 饱.