保 bǎo to protect
to protect; to keep; to guarantee
How to remember 保: 亻 person + 呆 dull = to protect. The person guarding the museum has the most dull job in town, yet stays all night to protect one tiny painting.
Component breakdown
保 = 亻 person + 呆 dull
- 亻 person
- 呆 dull
The person guarding the museum has the most dull job in town, yet stays all night to protect one tiny painting.
How it came to be
A person with a child carried on the back, the arm drawn round to hold it on. Everything about the posture protects, and nothing else is in the character.
How it is used
- To protect / keep / guarantee - 保护 (bǎohù) protect, 保持 (bǎochí) maintain, 保存 (bǎocún) preserve/save.
- 保证 (bǎozhèng) to guarantee/promise; 保险 (bǎoxiǎn) insurance; 保留 (bǎoliú) retain.
- 环保 (huánbǎo) is the common short form of environmental protection.
Characters built with 保
Words with 保
- 保证bǎozhèngto guaranteeHSK 4
- 保护bǎohùto protectHSK 4
- 环保huánbǎoenvironmental protectionHSK 4
- 保存bǎocúnto conserveHSK 5
- 保安bǎo’ānto ensure public securityHSK 5
- 保持bǎochíto keepHSK 5
- 保留bǎoliúto keepHSK 5
- 保质期bǎozhìqīshelf lifeHSK 5
- 保险bǎoxiǎninsuranceHSK 5
- 确保quèbǎoto ensureHSK 5
- 保修bǎoxiūto promise to keep something in good repairHSK 6
- 保健bǎojiànhealth protectionHSK 6
- 保暖bǎonuǎnto keep warmHSK 6
- 保管bǎoguǎnto hold in safekeepingHSK 6
- 保障bǎozhàngto ensureHSK 6
- 保养bǎoyǎngto take good care of one's healthHSK 7
- 保卫bǎowèito defendHSK 7
- 保密bǎomìto keep something confidentialHSK 7
- 保重bǎozhòngto take care of oneselfHSK 7
- 保鲜bǎoxiānto keep freshHSK 7
- 担保dānbǎoto guaranteeHSK 7
- 保佑bǎoyòuto bless and protectHSK 8
- 保姆bǎomǔnannyHSK 8
- 保守bǎoshǒuconservativeHSK 8
Example sentences
- 我们要保护环境。 Wǒmen yào bǎohù huánjìng.We must protect the environment.
- 我保证把工作做好。 Wǒ bǎozhèng bǎ gōngzuò zuòhǎo.I promise to do the job well.
- 动物都有保护子女的天性。 Dòngwù dōu yǒu bǎohù zǐnǚ de tiānxìng.It's in animals' nature to protect their young.
- 我们要保护自然资源。 Wǒmen yào bǎohù zìrán zīyuán.We must protect our natural resources.