报
bào
to report; to inform; to announce
to respond; to reply; to sign up for; to register for (abbr. for 報名|报名[bao4 ming2]); to reward; to recompense; to take revenge; to retaliate; newspaper; periodical; journal; bulletin; telegram
Hand (扌) + kneeling figure (卩) + grasping hand (又) = seize and report
The character depicts a kneeling figure (卩) seized by two hands (扌and 又) — the image of an arrest, which extended to reporting, responding, and eventually newspapers that carry the day's news.
他每天早上都会看一份报。
tā měi tiān zǎo shang dōu huì kàn yī fèn bào.
He reads a newspaper every morning.
你要不要报这个周末的烹饪课？
nǐ yào bu yào bào zhè ge zhōu mò de pēng rèn kè?
Do you want to sign up for the cooking class this weekend?
Words with 报
京报
jīng bào
Peking Gazette (official government bulletin)
墙报
qiáng bào
wall newspaper
通报
tōng bào
to inform
世界报
shì jiè bào
the name of various newspapers, notably Le Monde (France), El Mundo (Spain) and Die Welt (Germany)
剪报
jiǎn bào
newspaper cutting
报以
bào yǐ
to give in return
报复性
bào fù xìng
retaliatory
人民日报
rén mín rì bào
People's Daily (PRC newspaper)
报馆
bào guǎn
newspaper office
报案
bào àn
to report a case to the authorities
报仇雪恨
bào chóu xuě hèn
to take revenge and wipe out a grudge (idiom)
文汇报
wén huì bào
Wen Wei Po (Hong Kong newspaper)