保 (bǎo) — Chinese Character

保

bǎo

to protect; to defend; to safeguard; to keep; to guarantee; to ensure; to maintain; guarantor

Radical: 亻 HSK 3 v, b pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

保 decomposes into the following components:

亻呆

Semantic component: 亻; phonetic component: 呆.

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 保.

中保

zhōng bǎo

advocate

久保

jiǔ bǎo

交保

jiāo bǎo

to post bail

人保

rén bǎo

personal guarantee

低保

dī bǎo

作保

zuò bǎo

保亭

bǎo tíng

Baoting Li and Miao autonomous county, Hainan

保人

bǎo rén

guarantor

保住

bǎo zhù

to preserve

保佑

bǎo yòu

to bless and protect

保修

bǎo xiū

to promise to keep sth in good repair

保值

bǎo zhí

Characters that share the radical 亻.

Practice this character with stroke-order training, spaced repetition, and reading passages across all HSK levels.