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
保管
bǎoguǎn
to take care of, to keep
Characters in this word
管 guǎn
- Strokes
- 14
- Radical
- ⺮ — bamboo
- Made of
- ⺮ bamboo 官 official, public servant
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这份合同涉及商业机密，请由法务部统一保管，不要随意复印或转发。 Zhè fèn hétong shèjí shāngyè jīmì, qǐng yóu fǎwùbù tǒngyī bǎoguǎn, bú yào suíyì fùyìn huò zhuǎnfā. This contract involves commercial secrets, so please have the legal department keep it centrally and do not copy or forward it casually.
- 贵重的东西请交给我保管。 Guìzhòng de dōngxi qǐng jiāo gěi wǒ bǎoguǎn. Please hand your valuables over to me for safekeeping.
- 这些照片我一直小心地保管着。 Zhèxiē zhàopiàn wǒ yìzhí xiǎoxīn de bǎoguǎn zhe. I have always kept these photos carefully.
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
- 保护 bǎohù to protect
- 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