勹 (bāo) is Kangxi radical no. 20, “wrap”. In this form it is written with 2 strokes.
As a radical, 勹 (bāo) is the part a dictionary files these characters under. Often it hints at the meaning - “wrap” - but sometimes it is only a shape that the character happened to share.
The characters range from 3 to 5 strokes. 1 of them already appear in HSK 3.0 levels 1–2, and 1 has a full word page of its own.
Good ones to start with: 包 (bāo) bag / package / bundle, 勺 (sháo) spoon.
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