包帯
ほうたい · houtai · JLPT N2 · noun
bandage
🩹 包 (ほう, ho) wrap + 帯 (たい, tai) band: a band that wraps around a wound
包 means wrap or envelop, and 帯 means band or belt. Together they name a band used to wrap an injury.
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.