保 bǎo
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 呆 dull, simple, stupid
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
保护
bǎohù
to protect
Characters in this word
护 hù
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 户 door
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 我们保护环境。 Wǒmen bǎohù huánjìng. We protect the environment.
- 请保护孩子。 Qǐng bǎohù háizi. Please protect the child.
- 他保护朋友。 Tā bǎohù péngyou. He protects his friend.
Related words
- 保 bǎo to protect; to keep
- 保安 bǎo'ān security guard
- 保持 bǎochí to keep; to maintain
- 保存 bǎocún to save; to store
- 保留 bǎoliú to keep; to save
- 保险 bǎoxiǎn insurance; safe
- 保证 bǎozhèng to guarantee; to make sure
- 环保 huánbǎo environmental protection; eco-friendly
- 确保 quèbǎo to make sure; to ensure
- 保密 bǎomì to keep secret
- 保守 bǎoshǒu conservative
- 担保 dānbǎo to guarantee