保 Stroke Order — How to Write 保
保 is written in 9 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 亻, then complete the remaining strokes.
Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.
保 Radical and Character Components
保 is a phono-semantic compound: 亻 (person) carries the meaning, while 呆 indicates the sound.
Radical: 亻 + 7 more strokes
保 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- bǎo
Meanings of 保 in Chinese
1
bǎo保
To protect, guard, maintain, or ensure something from harm, loss, or damage.
公司为员工提供了全面的健康保障。
The company provides comprehensive health coverage for its employees.
To maintain, preserve, or keep in its original state; to prevent from disappearing or weakening.
请大家共同努力，保持公共场所的整洁。
Please everyone work together to maintain the cleanliness of public places.
To guarantee, ensure, or be responsible for something; to vouch for.
我们向您保证产品质量。
We guarantee you the quality of our products.
A historical administrative division in the household registration system, where several 'jia' (smaller units) formed one 'bao'.
旧时，农村地区常以十户为一甲，十甲为一保。
In ancient times, rural areas often designated ten households as one 'jia', and ten 'jia' as one 'bao'.
An old term for a hired worker, such as a waiter or a servant.
这家老店的酒保手艺不错，调的酒很受客人欢迎。
The bartender at this old establishment is skilled; the drinks he mixes are very popular with the guests.
Common Words and Phrases with 保
1
To ensure public security and safety; to protect local peace or prevent accidents, especially industrial ones.
社区委员会决定加强巡逻，以保安居民的生活环境。
The community committee decided to strengthen patrols to secure the residents' living environment.
2
Peace preservation corps.
村子里的保安团定期巡逻，确保社区安全。
The village local security corps regularly patrolled to ensure community safety.
3
break even
这家小型书店在疫情期间，只要能保本就已经很不错了。
During the pandemic, it's already a good outcome for this small bookstore if it can just break even.
4
a person hired to protect someone or something; a bodyguard
为了确保贵重物品的安全，他雇佣了一位经验丰富的保镖。
To ensure the safety of valuable items, he hired an experienced bodyguard.
5
Cannot keep; likely to lose or fail to maintain.
这么大的风，树上的果子保不住要掉下来。
With such strong wind, the fruits on the tree are likely to fall.
6
To cling to old conventions, resistant to change, or unwilling to accept new ideas.
博物馆的工作人员致力于保残守缺，让更多人了解历史的痕迹。
Museum staff are dedicated to preserving and cherishing incomplete artifacts, allowing more people to understand the traces of history.
7
A document submitted to a superior, guaranteeing someone's words or actions, or taking responsibility for them; a memorial of guarantee.
他向店主递交了一份保呈，保证新雇佣的伙计品行端正
He submitted a document of assurance to the shop owner, guaranteeing the good conduct of the newly hired assistant.
8
To keep, maintain, or remain in a certain state or condition.
为了保持健康，他每天坚持跑步。
To maintain good health, he insists on running every day.
9
To save; to preserve; to store.
为了确保信息不丢失，请务必保存您的工作成果
Please make sure to save your work to ensure no information is lost.
10
An insurance policy or a warranty.
购买电器时，请务必保留好您的保单，以备日后维修所需。
When purchasing electrical appliances, please be sure to keep your warranty certificate for future repairs.
11
to be able to maintain or preserve something, preventing its loss or deterioration.
这家小店虽然面临竞争，但只要服务好，就应该保得住
Although this small shop faces competition, as long as it provides good service, it should be able to sustain itself.
12
To guarantee a minimum amount or level; to ensure a baseline.
为了吸引更多优秀人才，公司为新员工提供了保底薪资
To attract more excellent talent, the company offers a guaranteed base salary to new employees.
13
Baogong (保宫) was an official title during the Han Dynasty and also referred to a department that functioned as a prison for criminal officials.
传闻中，一些失职的宫廷官吏曾被关押在名为保宫的狱所中。
According to legend, some palace officials who failed in their duties were once imprisoned in a correctional facility known as Baogong.
14
To keep, safeguard, or take care of something; to guarantee or assure something.
请您保管好您的贵重物品。
Please take good care of your valuables.
More words with 保
- huán环bǎo保environmental protection
- què确bǎo保to ensure; to guarantee
- chéng承bǎo保underwrite, insure
- dì地bǎo保local constable, bailiff
- guǎn管bǎo保to guarantee; to assure
- láo劳bǎo保Labor protection, Occupational safety
- nán难bǎo保It's hard to say, There's no telling
- pù铺bǎo保Shop guarantee
- qǔ取bǎo保To obtain release on bail.
- rén人bǎo保personal guarantee
- tài太bǎo保Grand Guardian, Grand Protector
- zhǔn准bǎo保certainly; surely; guaranteed
- zhí植bǎo保Plant protection.
- shòu受bǎo保rén人Insured
- wú无bǎo保liú留Without reservation; unconditional.
- dǎ打bǎo保Protect, Guard
- dān担bǎo保guarantee, security
- gǎn敢bǎo保surely; guarantee
- jiú酒bǎo保bartender
- jù具bǎo保Provide bail, Furnish security
Idioms with 保
- bǎo保guó国ān安mín民Safeguard the nation and secure its people
- bǎo保shǒu守zhǔ主yì义adherence to traditional views and values
- zhāo朝bù不bǎo保xī夕live precariously, not knowing what future holds
- diū丢chē车bǎo保shuài帅sacrifice less important to save most crucial
- diū丢zú卒bǎo保jū车sacrifice the minor to save the major
- hàn旱lào涝bǎo保shōu收guaranteed income regardless of external conditions
- míng明zhé哲bǎo保shēn身wisely avoid trouble to protect oneself
- qiáng强méi媒yìng硬bǎo保force a marriage
- shě舍jū车bǎo保shuài帅sacrifice the minor to save the major
- wǎn晚jié节bù不bǎo保fail to maintain integrity in old age
- zì自shēn身nán难bǎo保unable to protect oneself
- bǎo保hù护sǎn伞powerful patron providing protection
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Open the tool →Questions about 保
What does 保 mean in Chinese?
保 (bǎo) means “To protect” in Chinese.
How do you pronounce 保?
保 is pronounced bǎo in Mandarin Chinese.
How many strokes does 保 have?
保 has 9 strokes.
How do you write 保?
保 is written in 9 strokes, starting from the radical 亻. See the animated stroke order on this page.
What is the radical of 保?
The radical of 保 is 亻, and 保 is a phono-semantic compound.