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保
Trad. 保
Radical
Radical
(Bushou)		 人
Strokes 2
Composition
Strokes 9
Structure
Decomp. 亻口木
亻 + 呆
Prononciation
Mandarin bǎo
Entry Methods
Pinyin bao3
Kanji /
Cangjie
 ORD
人口木
Sijiao 2629.4
Wubi WKSY
CNS 11643 1-4F71
Encodages (hexa)
Unicode U+4FDD
GB2312 B1A3
BIG5 AB4F
保 bǎo to defend / to protect / to keep / to guarantee / to ensure / (old) civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲[bao3jia3] system
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保护 bǎo hù to protect / to defend / to safeguard / protection / CL:種|种[zhong3]
保证 bǎo zhèng guarantee / to guarantee / to ensure / to safeguard / to pledge / CL:個|个[ge4]
保持 bǎo chí to keep / to maintain / to hold / to preserve
保密 bǎo mì to keep sth confidential / to maintain secrecy
保险 bǎo xiǎn insurance / to insure / safe / secure / be sure / be bound to / CL:份[fen4]
保障 bǎo zhàng to ensure / to guarantee / to safeguard
保留 bǎo liú to keep / to retain / to have reservations (about sth) / to hold back (from saying sth) / to put aside for later
保存 bǎo cún to conserve / to preserve / to keep / to save (a file etc) (computing)
保健 bǎo jiàn health protection / health care / to maintain in good health
保养 bǎo yǎng to take good care of (or conserve) one's health / to keep in good repair / to maintain / maintenance
保安 bǎo ān to ensure public security / to ensure safety (for workers engaged in production) / public security / security guard
保守 bǎo shǒu conservative / to guard / to keep
保修 bǎo xiū to promise to keep sth in good repair / guarantee / warranty
保卫 bǎo wèi to defend / to safeguard
保管 bǎo guǎn to hold in safekeeping / to have in one's care / to guarantee / certainly / surely / custodian / curator
保姆 bǎo mǔ nanny / babysitter / housekeeper
保湿 bǎo shī to moisturize / moisturizing
保镖 bǎo biāo bodyguard
保温 bǎo wēn to keep hot / heat preservation
保定 Bǎo dìng see 保定市[Bao3ding4 Shi4]
保罗 Bǎo luó Paul
保住 bǎo zhù to preserve / to save
保全 bǎo quán to save from damage / to preserve / to maintain / to keep in good repair / (Tw) security guard
保佑 bǎo yòu to bless and protect / blessing
保洁 bǎo jié sanitation
保鲜 bǎo xiān to keep fresh
保暖 bǎo nuǎn to keep warm
保重 bǎo zhòng to take care of oneself
保费 bǎo fèi insurance premium
保有 bǎo yǒu to keep / to retain
保单 bǎo dān guarantee slip
保命 bǎo mìng to preserve one's life / to ensure one's survival
保驾 bǎo jià (in former times) to escort the emperor (or other important personage) / (nowadays) to escort sb (usually jocular)
保税 bǎo shuì bonded (goods, factory etc)
保育 bǎo yù to look after (children) / childcare / to protect (wildlife, cultural heritage etc) / conservation
保送 bǎo sòng to recommend (for admission to school)
保本 bǎo běn to break even
保尔 Bǎo ěr Paul (name)
保底 bǎo dǐ to break even / to guarantee a minimum (salary etc)
保释 bǎo shì to release on bail / to bail
保母 bǎo mǔ variant of 保姆[bao3 mu3]
保户 bǎo hù insurance policy holder
保藏 bǎo cáng to keep in store / to preserve
保研 bǎo yán to recommend sb for postgraduate studies / to admit for postgraduate studies without taking the entrance exam
保墒 bǎo shāng preservation of soil moisture
保苗 bǎo miáo to protect young plants, ensuring that enough survive to produce a good crop
保八 bǎo bā to maintain an 8% annual growth rate of the GDP (PRC policy)
保镳 bǎo biāo variant of 保鏢|保镖[bao3 biao1]
保长 bǎo cháng (math.) distance-preserving / isometric
保呈 bǎo chéng document guaranteeing the words or actions of a third party (old)
保德 Bǎo dé Baode county in Xinzhou 忻州[Xin1 zhou1], Shanxi
保固 bǎo gù to undertake to rectify any deficiencies in the quality of a building, product or service / warranty / guarantee
保甲 bǎo jiǎ historical communal administrative and self-defence system created during the Song Dynasty and revived during the Republican Era, in which households are grouped in jia 甲[jia3] and jia are grouped in bao 保[bao3]
保角 bǎo jiǎo (math.) angle-preserving / conformal
保靖 Bǎo jìng Baojing County in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 湘西土家族苗族自治州[Xiang1 xi1 Tu3 jia1 zu2 Miao2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1]
保康 Bǎo kāng Baokang county in Xiangfan 襄樊[Xiang1 fan2], Hubei
保媒 bǎo méi to act as go-between (between prospective marriage partners etc)
保人 bǎo rén guarantor / person paying bail
保山 Bǎo shān see 保山市[Bao3shan1 Shi4]
保商 bǎo shāng preservation of soil moisture
保亭 Bǎo tíng Baoting Li and Miao autonomous county, Hainan
保祐 bǎo yòu to bless and protect / blessing / also written 保佑[bao3 you4]
保语 Bǎo yǔ Bulgarian language
保长 bǎo zhǎng head of a bao 保[bao3] in the baojia 保甲[bao3 jia3] system
保准 bǎo zhǔn variant of 保准[bao3 zhun3]
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保护区 bǎo hù qū conservation district / CL:個|个[ge4],片[pian4]
保证金 bǎo zhèng jīn earnest money / cash deposit / bail / margin (in derivative trading)
保险费 bǎo xiǎn fèi insurance fee
保税区 bǎo shuì qū duty-free district / tariff-free zone / bonded area
保龄球 bǎo líng qiú ten-pin bowling (loanword) / bowling ball
保质期 bǎo zhì qī shelf life / expiration date
保监会 Bǎo Jiān huì China Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC), abbr. for 中國保險監督管理委員會|中国保险监督管理委员会[Zhong1 guo2 Bao3 xian3 Jian1 du1 Guan3 li3 Wei3 yuan2 hui4]
保时捷 Bǎo shí jié Porsche (car company)
保险箱 bǎo xiǎn xiāng safe deposit box / a safe
保险柜 bǎo xiǎn guì a safe / strongbox
保修期 bǎo xiū qī guarantee period / warranty period
保险丝 bǎo xiǎn sī fuse wire / (electrical) fuse
保鲜膜 bǎo xiān mó plastic wrap / preservative film / cling film
保证书  recognizance
保险单 bǎo xiǎn dān insurance policy (document)
保护色 bǎo hù sè protective coloration / camouflage
保险套 bǎo xiǎn tào condom / CL:隻|只[zhi1]
保护伞 bǎo hù sǎn protective umbrella / fig. person affording protection (esp. corrupt)
保护神 bǎo hù shén patron saint / guardian angel
保证人 bǎo zhèng rén guarantor / bailor
保不住 bǎo bu zhù cannot maintain (sth) / unable to keep / more likely than not / may well
保险杠 bǎo xiǎn gàng car bumper
保密性 bǎo mì xìng secrecy
保护层 bǎo hù céng ozone shield / protective ozone shield
保护者 bǎo hù zhě protector
保守派 bǎo shǒu pài conservative faction
保守党 bǎo shǒu dǎng conservative political parties
保管员 bǎo guǎn yuán custodian / storeroom clerk
保温杯 bǎo wēn bēi thermal insulation cup (or bottle)
保温瓶 bǎo wēn píng thermos
保护剂 bǎo hù jì protective agent
保鲜期 bǎo xiān qī shelf life / freshness date
保健操 bǎo jiàn cāo health exercises
保管人 bǎo guǎn rén Keeper
保鲜纸 bǎo xiān zhǐ plastic wrap / cling wrap / cling film
保释金 bǎo shì jin bail bond / bail
保密法 bǎo mì fǎ secrecy law
保真度 bǎo zhēn dù fidelity
保育院 bǎo yù yuàn orphanage / nursery
保安族 Bǎo ān zú Bao'an, also called Bonan (ethnic group)
保皇党 bǎo huáng dǎng royalists
保养连  maintenance company
保养处  maintenance office
保形性  conformality
保险科  Insurance Service
保健站  health station
保护费  protection fee
保温箱  bacteriological incubator / incubator
保育箱  bacteriological incubator / incubator
保留国  reserving State
保卫股  Protection Unit
保安团 bǎo ān tuán peace keeping group
保不定 bǎo bù dìng more likely than not / quite possible / on the cards
保不齐 bǎo bu qí more likely than not / quite possible / on the cards
保德县 Bǎo dé xiàn Baode county in Xinzhou 忻州[Xin1 zhou1], Shanxi
保得住 bǎo de zhù worth keeping
保定市 Bǎo dìng shì Baoding, prefecture-level city in Hebei Province 河北省[He2bei3 Sheng3]
保尔森 Bǎo ěr sēn Paulson or Powellson (name) / Henry (Hank) Paulson (1946-), US banker, US Treasury Secretary 2006-2009
保护国 bǎo hù guó protectorate
保惠师 bǎo huì shī (Christianity) Paraclete
保护令 bǎo hù lìng protective order
保护人 bǎo hù rén guardian / carer / patron
保护性 bǎo hù xìng protective
保健员 bǎo jiàn yuán behvarze
保洁箱 bǎo jié xiāng litter-bin
保靖县 Bǎo jìng xiàn Baojing County in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 湘西土家族苗族自治州[Xiang1 xi1 Tu3 jia1 zu2 Miao2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1]
保康县 Bǎo kāng xiàn Baokang county in Xiangfan 襄樊[Xiang1 fan2], Hubei
保力龙 bǎo lì lóng polystyrene
保丽龙 bǎo lì lóng styrofoam
保留法 bǎo liú fǎ set-aside scheme
保留价 bǎo liú jià reserve price (in an auction) / (economics) reservation price
保留区 bǎo liú qū reservation (for an ethnic minority)
保全员 bǎo quán yuán (Tw) security guard
保山市 Bǎo shān shì Baoshan, prefecture-level city in Yunnan Province 雲南省|云南省[Yun2nan2 Sheng3]
保特瓶 bǎo tè píng variant of 寶特瓶|宝特瓶[bao3 te4 ping2]
保亭县 Bǎo tíng xiàn Baoting Li and Miao autonomous county, Hainan
保险灯 bǎo xiǎn dēng kerosene lamp
保险盒 bǎo xiǎn hé fuse box
保险销 bǎo xiǎn xiāo safety pin / arming pin
保养品 bǎo yǎng pǐn (Tw) beauty product / skincare product
保育箱 bǎo yù xiāng incubator (for newborns)
保增长 bǎo zēng zhǎng to defend growth
保证国 bǎo zhèng guó guarantor Power
保加利亚 Bǎo jiā lì yà Bulgaria
保护措施 bǎo hù cuò shī safe-keeping measures
Approximate Results for 保
确保 què bǎo to ensure / to guarantee
环保 huán bǎo environmental protection / environmentally friendly / abbr. for 環境保護|环境保护[huan2 jing4 bao3 hu4]
担保 dān bǎo to guarantee / to vouch for
屏保 píng bǎo screensaver / abbr. for 屏幕保護程序|屏幕保护程序[ping2 mu4 bao3 hu4 cheng2 xu4]
投保 tóu bǎo to take out insurance / to insure
医保 yī bǎo medical insurance / abbr. for 醫療保險|医疗保险[yi1 liao2 bao3 xian3]
社保 shè bǎo social insurance (abbr. for 社會保險|社会保险[she4hui4 bao3xian3])
难保 nán bǎo hard to say / can't guarantee / difficult to protect / difficult to preserve
低保 dī bǎo subsistence allowance / welfare (abbr. for 城市居民最低生活保障[cheng2 shi4 ju1 min2 zui4 di1 sheng1 huo2 bao3 zhang4])
联保 lián bǎo joint guarantee (finance, law)
自保 zì bǎo to defend oneself / self-defense / self-preservation
太保 tài bǎo a very high official in ancient China / juvenile delinquents
安保 ān bǎo security
人保 rén bǎo personal guarantee / to sign as guarantor
酒保 jiǔ bǎo barman / bartender
退保 tuì bǎo to lapse (or terminate) an insurance
中保 zhòng bǎo advocate
准保 zhǔn bǎo certainly / for sure
管保 guǎn bǎo to guarantee / assuredly
德保 Dé bǎo Debao county in Baise 百色[Bai3 se4], Guangxi
地保 dì bǎo (old) local constable
动保 dòng bǎo animal protection (abbr. for 動物保護|动物保护[dong4wu4 bao3hu4])
国保 Guó bǎo abbr. for 國內安全保衛局|国内安全保卫局[Guo2 nei4 An1 quan2 Bao3 wei4 ju2] / abbr. for 國民年金保險|国民年金保险[Guo2 min2 Nian2 jin1 Bao3 xian3] / abbr. for 全國重點文物保護單位|全国重点文物保护单位[Quan2 guo2 Zhong4 dian3 Wen2 wu4 Bao3 hu4 Dan1 wei4]
健保 jiàn bǎo National Health Insurance (Tw)
交保 jiāo bǎo to post bail / bail
久保 Jiǔ bǎo Kubo (Japanese surname)
具保 jù bǎo to find guarantor / to find surety
拒保 jù bǎo to refuse to insure / to exclude from insurance coverage
康保 Kāng bǎo Kangbao county in Zhangjiakou 張家口|张家口[Zhang1 jia1 kou3], Hebei
力保 lì bǎo to seek to protect / to ensure / to maintain / to guard
骗保 piàn bǎo to commit insurance fraud
品保 pǐn bǎo quality assurance (QA)
铺保 pù bǎo shop's guarantee
讨保 tǎo bǎo to ask for bail money
相保 xiāng bǎo to guard each other
续保 xù bǎo renewal of insurance
怡保 Yí bǎo Ipoh city in Malaysia, capital of Sultanate of Perak on Malayan peninsula
银保 yín bǎo bank insurance / bancassurance
治保 zhì bǎo law enforcement and protection of the public (as provided in the PRC by local security committees 治保會|治保会[zhi4bao3hui4])
中保 zhōng bǎo middleman and guarantor
作保 zuò bǎo to act as surety for sb / to be sb's guarantor / to stand bail for sb
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环保局 huán bǎo jú environment protection office / PRC National bureau of environmental protection
环保型 huán bǎo xíng environmental / environmentally friendly
投保人 tóu bǎo rén policy holder / insured person
高保真 gāo bǎo zhēn high fidelity / hi-fi
圣保罗 Shèng bǎo luó St Paul / São Paulo, city in Brazil
低保真 dī bǎo zhēn low fidelity / lo-fi
再保险 zài bǎo xiǎn reinsurance (contractual device spreading risk between insurers)
环保车  environmental vehicles
打保票 dǎ bǎo piào to vouch for / to guarantee
环保部 Huán bǎo bù Ministry of Environmental Protection
环保的  environmentally friendly
担保权  security right
设保人  grantor
安保局  Directorate of Security
安保科 ān bǎo kē Security Section
被保人 bèi bǎo rén insured person / insurance policyholder
大久保 Dà jiǔ bǎo Japanese surname and place name Ōkubo
担保品 dān bǎo pǐn security
德保县 Dé bǎo xiàn Debao county in Baise 百色[Bai3 se4], Guangxi
海德保 Hǎi dé bǎo Heidelberg (Germany)
核安保 hé ān bǎo nuclear security
环保筷 huán bǎo kuài reusable chopsticks (Tw)
环保厅 huán bǎo tīng (provincial) department of environmental protection
康保县 Kāng bǎo xiàn Kangbao county in Zhangjiakou 張家口|张家口[Zhang1 jia1 kou3], Hebei
力保健 Lì bǎo jiàn Lipovitan (energy drink)
罗保铭 Luó Bǎo míng Luo Baoming (1952-), sixth governor of Hainan
受保人 shòu bǎo rén the insured person / the person covered by an insurance policy
司马保 sī mǎ bǎo Sima
太保市 Tài bǎo shì Taibao or Taipao City in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县[Jia1 yi4 Xian4], west Taiwan
投保方 tóu bǎo fāng policyholder (insurance)
无保留 wú bǎo liú without reservation / not holding anything back / unconditional
消保官 xiāo bǎo guān consumer protection officer (Tw)
怡保市 Yí bǎo shì Ipoh city in Malaysia, capital of Sultanate of Perak on Malayan peninsula
再保证 zài bǎo zhèng to reassure
佐世保 Zuǒ shì bǎo Sasebo, city and naval port in Nagasaki prefecture, Kyūshū, Japan
环境保护 huán jìng bǎo hù environmental protection
社会保障 shè huì bǎo zhàng social security
医疗保险 yī liáo bǎo xiǎn medical insurance
质量保证 zhí liàng bǎo zhèng quality assurance
养老保险 yǎng lǎo bǎo xiǎn old-age insurance
社会保险 shè huì bǎo xiǎn social security (abbr. to 社保[she4bao3])
密码保护 mì mǎ bǎo hù password protection
医疗保健 yī liáo bǎo jiàn health care
安全保护 ān quán bǎo hù security cover
人寿保险 rén shòu bǎo xiǎn life insurance
法律保护 fǎ lu:4 bǎo hù legal protections
安全保障  security guarantee
水土保持 shuǐ tǔ bǎo chí soil conservation
环保设备  environmental control equipment
责任保险 zé rèn bǎo xiǎn liability insurance
妇幼保健 fù yòu bǎo jiàn maternal and child health
健康保险 jiàn kāng bǎo xiǎn health insurance
取保候审 qǔ bǎo hòu shěn release from custody, subject to provision of a surety, pending investigation (PRC)
预防保健 yù fáng bǎo jiàn preventive health care / preventive health
明哲保身 míng zhé bǎo shēn a wise man looks after his own hide (idiom) / to put one's own safety before matters of principle
劳动保险 láo dòng bǎo xiǎn labor insurance
儿童保健 r tóng bǎo jiàn child health
家庭保健  family health
朝不保夕 zhāo bù bǎo xī at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom) / precarious state / imminent crisis / living from hand to mouth
盖世太保 Gài shì tài bǎo Gestapo
旱涝保收 hàn lào bǎo shōu to provide a stable crop, regardless of drought or flood / to bring a stable income
自身难保 zì shēn nán bǎo powerless to defend oneself (idiom) / helpless
地区安保  area security
担保资产  encumbered assets
异地保护  ex situ conservation
迁地保护  ex situ conservation
担保交易  secured transaction
食品保藏  food conservation
投标保函  bid bond
一线保养  first-line maintenance
小额保险  microinsurance
合理保证  reasonable assurance
社会保护  social protection
社区保健  community health
基本保健  basic health care
精神保健  mental health
心理保健  mental health
外交保证  diplomatic assurances
居住保障  security of residence
景观保护  landscape protection
银行保密  bank confidentiality
安保泡沫  security bubble
安保单位  security cell
被保护人  protected person
辐射安保  radiation security
学校保健  school health
土地保护  land conservation
牛奶保鲜  milk conservation
儿童保育  well-child care
动物保护  animal protection
个人保护  individual protection / personal protection
法定保障  statutory safeguards
顶置保护  overhead protection
年金保费  annuity consideration
撞针保险  firing pin lock / firing pin block
承保能力  capacity
预先担保  advance pledge
海关担保  customs bond
爱情全保 ài qíng quán bǎo Love
安保事务 ān bǎo shì wù Security Service
安全保证 ān quán bǎo zhèng security assurances
产后保健 chǎn hòu bǎo jiàn post-natal care
担保协议 dān bǎo xié yì security agreement
宫保鸡丁 gōng bǎo jī dīng Kung Pao Chicken / spicy diced chicken
工作保障 gōng zuò bǎo zhàng job security
管控保健 guǎn kòng bǎo jiàn managed care
毫无保留 háo wú bǎo liú to hold nothing back / without reservation
环保斗士 huán bǎo dòu shì an environmental activist / a fighter for environmental protection
环保开支 huán bǎo kāi zhī defensive expenditures
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