预报
yù bào · HSK 3
forecast
📢 预 = in advance + 报 = report → forecast
预 means 'in advance/beforehand' and 报 means 'report/announce'. Together 预报 is an advance report — a forecast. Common in 天气预报 (weather forecast).
报 — hand 扌 (报) + 卩 seal/kneeling figure
Originally 報 depicted a hand pressing a kneeling criminal under a manacle (幸 + 卩 + 又), meaning 'to judge' or 'requite a crime.' From 'repay/requite' it broadened to 'respond, report, announce.' The simplified form 报 keeps the hand 扌 and 卩 but drops the manacle element.