堡 bǎo fort
fort; fortress
How to remember 堡: 保 to protect + 土 earth = fort. To protect their sandcastle from the tide, the twins heap wet earth round it until it looks like a real fort.
Component breakdown
堡 = 保 to protect + 土 earth
- 保 to protect
- 亻 person
- 呆 dull
- 土 earth
To protect their sandcastle from the tide, the twins heap wet earth round it until it looks like a real fort.
How it is used
- A fort/stronghold: 堡垒 (bǎolěi) fortress, 城堡 (chéngbǎo) castle, 碉堡 (diāobǎo) pillbox/bunker.
- In place names read bǔ (吴堡 Wúbǔ); in the loanword 汉堡 (hànbǎo) hamburger it keeps bǎo.