Memory phrase for the character: 保

保

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Meaning

to protect, to defend, to maintain, Bulgaria

Pronunciation

bǎo

Explanation

 Left: person 亻, right: stupid, foolish 呆 (a fence 囗 and a tree 木)

Mnemonic
 
The person wants a fence for the tree to protect it. (Whereas a fenced 囗 tree 木 is in distress 困.)

Radicals

保 protectA protection (= a young forest plantations) needs special protection: Thus the person 亻 builds a frame 口 or fence around the tree 木 to protect it.
亻 personThis radical is understood as an identical variant of "person" 人, and shows a person who stands with the legs apart. - This radical has several variation, i.e. a lying person , a sitting 匕 person.




 Vocabulary

保证 bǎo zhèng  guarantee; to guarantee; to ensure; to safeguard; to pledge
保险柜 bǎo xiǎn guì  a safe; strongbox
保姆 bǎo mǔ  nanny; housekeeper
保守 bǎo shǒu  (politically) conservative; to guard; to keep
保温 bǎo wēn  to keep hot; heat preservation
保留 bǎo liú  to retain; to continue to have; to preserve; to maintain; to reserve; reservations; to hold back (approval or acceptance)
保存 bǎo cún  to conserve; to preserve; to keep; to save (a file etc) (computing)
保险 bǎo xiǎn  insurance; to insure; safe; secure; be sure; be bound to
保障 bǎo zhàng  to ensure; to guarantee; to safeguard
保卫 bǎo wèi  to defend; to safeguard
保护 bǎo hù  to protect; to defend; to safeguard; protection
保护 bǎo hù  

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