Memory phrase for the character: 保

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

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

保	protect	A 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	person	This 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.

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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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