保
Bulgaria / Bulgarian / abbr. for 保加利亞|保加利亚[Bao3 jia1 li4 ya4]
to defend; to protect; to keep / to guarantee; to ensure / civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲[bao3 jia3] system (old)
保 character breakdown
"person" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 9)
亻
=
丿
+
丨
:
Mnemonic symbol: Rosa Luxemburg. She's quite radical, and her name starts with "r", just like "ren2". Also, 亻appears at the left-hand side of characters, and Rosa is a leftist as well.
Robinson Crusoe (r) and Rosa Luxemburg (亻) are having their favorite snacks in the encampment's kitchen: Rosa is eating a banana (丿) and Robinson is eating a dinosaur bone (丨).
Robinson Crusoe (r) and Rosa Luxemburg (亻) are having their favorite snacks in the encampment's kitchen: Rosa is eating a banana (丿) and Robinson is eating a dinosaur bone (丨).
foolish / stupid / expressionless / blank / to stay
呆
=
口
+
木
:
The fool (呆) wants to make fun of Don Quixote (d) in front of the airplane (ai1). To fool him, he set up a Christmas tree (木) to look like a huge animal by putting a mandarin (口) on top which looks like the head of the animal. Don Quixote thinks he met his arch enemy and starts to charge the construction, much to the fool's delight.
Characters with 保 as component
an earthwork / castle / position of defense / stronghold / used in place names, often as phonetic bao for "burg" or "bad"
variant of 鋪|铺[pu4] / used in place names
to cook slowly over a low flame / pot / saucepan
dense foliage / to cover
to praise / to commend / to honor / (of clothes) large or loose
variant of 褒[bao1]
variant of 褓[bao3]
cloth for carrying baby on back
governess / nurse
Words with 保
China Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC)
PRC State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA)
PRC State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA)
Sentences with 保
保 currently does not appear in any sentence.