bǎo

to defend; to protect; to keep

Bulgaria (abbr. for 保加利亞|保加利亚[Bao3 jia1 li4 ya4]); to guarantee; to ensure; (old) civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲[bao3 jia3] system

person (亻) + [sound] (呆) = protect and guarantee

A person standing close, sheltering something — that human presence is what makes protection real. 呆 lends the sound bǎo here; the meaning rides entirely on the person radical.

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我们要护环境,让地球更美好。

wǒ men yào bǎo hù huán jìng,ràng dì qiú gèng měi hǎo。

We must protect the environment to make the earth better.

政府出台新政策来障市民的基本权利。

zhèng fǔ chū tái xīn zhèng cè lái bǎo zhàng shì mín de jī běn quán lì。

The government introduced new policies to guarantee the basic rights of citizens.

Words with 保

保税

bǎo shuì

bonded (goods, factory etc)

卧龙大熊猫保护区

wò lóng dà xióng māo bǎo hù qū

Wolong Giant Panda Nature Reserve in Wenchuan county, northwest Sichuan

卧龙自然保护区

wò lóng zì rán bǎo hù qū

Wolong National Nature Reserve in Wenchuan county, northwest Sichuan, home of the giant panda 大熊貓|大熊猫[da4 xiong2 mao1]

临时保姆

lín shí bǎo mǔ

temporary caregiver; babysitter

酒保

jiǔ bǎo

barman

医疗保险

yī liáo bǎo xiǎn

medical insurance

医保

yī bǎo

medical insurance

医疗保健

yī liáo bǎo jiàn

health care

银保

yín bǎo

bank insurance; bancassurance

铺保

pù bǎo

shop's guarantee

难保

nán bǎo

hard to say

电子环保亭

diàn zǐ huán bǎo tíng

electrical junk depot, site for reprocessing of old electrical and electronic equipment

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