Memory phrase for the character: 堡

堡



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Meaning

castle, position of defense, earthwork, stronghold

Pronunciation

 bǎo, bǔ, pù

Explanation

 Top: protect 保 (A person 亻builds fence 口 over tree 木 to protect it.), bottom: earth 土

Mnemonic
 
For the protection you use earth when building: a castle.

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.
土 earth, groundPay attention to the length of the upper line. If it is longer, it means scholar 士.
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 Vocabulary

堡垒 bǎo lěi  fort
堡垒 bǎo lěi  
卢森堡 Lú sēn bǎo  Luxembourg
碉堡 diāo bǎo  pillbox (military fortification); blockhouse
碉堡 diāo bǎo  

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