保
to defend; to protect; to keep; to guarantee; to ensure; (old) civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲[bao3 jia3] system
9 strokes
Dict coverage rank #212 U+4FDD
How 保 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
亻 (semantic, “person”) + 呆 (phonetic, dāi)
How to remember it
safeguard · Heisig RSH #823
人 person + 呆 dim-witted
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words containing 保
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 保山市 | Bǎo shān Shì | Baoshan, prefecture-level city in Yunnan Province 雲南省|云南省[Yun2 nan2 Sheng3] |
| 保德县 | Bǎo dé Xiàn | Baode, a county in Xinzhou City 忻州市[Xin1 zhou1 Shi4], Shanxi |
| 德保县 | Dé bǎo Xiàn | Debao, a county in Baise City 百色市[Bai3 se4 Shi4], Guangxi |
| 海德保 | Hǎi dé bǎo | Heidelberg (Germany) |
| 保不定 | bǎo bù dìng | more likely than not; quite possible; on the cards |
| 人保 | rén bǎo | personal guarantee; to sign as guarantor |
| 保人 | bǎo rén | guarantor; person paying bail |
| 保山 | Bǎo shān | see 保山市[Bao3 shan1 Shi4] |
| 国保 | Guó bǎo | Domestic Security Protection Bureau, the department of the Ministry of Public Security res… |
| 保定市 | Bǎo dìng Shì | Baoding, prefecture-level city in Hebei Province 河北省[He2 bei3 Sheng3] |
| 中保 | zhōng bǎo | middleman and guarantor |
| 地保 | dì bǎo | (old) local constable |
| 保安人员 | bǎo ān rén yuán | security personnel; member of police force |
| 保尔 | Bǎo ěr | Paul (name) |
| 自保 | zì bǎo | to defend oneself; self-defense; self-preservation |
| 保加利亚 | Bǎo jiā lì yà | Bulgaria |
| 动保 | dòng bǎo | animal protection (abbr. for 動物保護|动物保护[dong4 wu4 bao3 hu4]) |
| 保有 | bǎo yǒu | to keep; to retain |
| 保安 | Bǎo ān | Bonan ethnic group |
| 保安 | bǎo ān | to ensure public security; to ensure safety (for workers engaged in production); public se… |