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CHINESE CHARACTER

保 (bǎo): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

bǎo
to safeguard, to protect, to defend, to care for
HSK 49 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

Primary radical

亻 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 保.

Phonetic component

呆 is recorded as the sound-side component in this pictophonetic analysis.

STROKES · 9

Write 保 in 9 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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LEARN THIS CHARACTER IN CONTEXT

Examples using 保

保护

你需要保护。

Nǐ xū yào bǎo hù。

You need protection.

保证

我们保证我们的产品一年。

Wǒ men bǎo zhèng wǒ men de chǎn pǐn yì nián。

We guarantee our products for one year.

环保

太阳能有益于环保。

Tài yáng néng yǒu yì yú huán bǎo。

Solar power is environmentally friendly.

FAQ

What does 保 (bǎo) mean in Chinese?

to safeguard, to protect, to defend, to care for

How do you write 保 in stroke order?

保 has 9 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 保?

亻 is the radical in 保. It is the person side radical and can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 保?

保护 (bǎohù): to protect; to defend; to safeguard; protection; 保证 (bǎozhèng): guarantee; to guarantee; to ensure; to safeguard; to pledge; 环保 (huánbǎo): environmental protection; environmentally friendly.