Phonosemantic compound. 土 represents the meaning and 保 represents the sound.
Components
保 Phonetic component
bǎo safeguard
protect, safeguard, defend, care
保 also serves as a meaning component.
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Chinese
堡 [bǎo]
an earthwork; castle; position of defense; stronghold; used in place names, often as phonetic bao for "burg" or "bad"
堡 [pù]
variant of 鋪|铺[pù]; used in place names
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (102)
城堡 [chéngbǎo] #3,149
castle
汉堡 [Hànbǎo] #3,133
Hamburg (German city)
汉堡 [Hànbǎo] #3,133
Hamburg (German city)
碉堡 [diāobǎo] #15,042
pillbox (military fortification)
堡垒 [bǎolěi] #7,743
fort
堡垒 [bǎolěi] #7,743
fort
汉堡包 [hànbǎobāo] #6,978
hamburger (loanword)
汉堡包 [hànbǎobāo] #6,978
hamburger (loanword)
圣彼得堡 [ShèngBǐdébǎo] #23,881
Saint Petersburg (city in Russia)
圣彼得堡 [ShèngBǐdébǎo] #23,881
Saint Petersburg (city in Russia)
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JAPANESE WORDS (9)
KOREAN WORDS (2)