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葆
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reserve

HSK 10
Nature →Plants →Grasses
bǎo
ホウ、ホ
し.げる
보
Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 保 represents the sound.
Components
艹 grass (top)+ 保 safeguard =
葆 reserve
艹 Meaning component
cao grass (top)
grass
艹 is a component form of 艸.
保 Phonetic component
bǎo safeguard
protect, safeguard, defend, care
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Notes
Similar Characters
春 springtime甍 rafters supporting roof盖 hide (simp)着 arrive/wear繭 cocoon (trad/jp)艺 art (simp)艻 sweet basil艽 a root艾 Chinese mugwort艿 taro节 knot (simp)芄 Metaplexis stauntoni芊 exuberant and vigorous芋 taro芍 peony芎 a kind of herb芏 Cyperus malaccensis芑 white millet芒 mango芗 fragrant smell of grain (simp)
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
葆
Regular
Modern
Chinese
葆 [bǎo]
dense foliage; to cover
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
葆 しげる
Shigeru given name
葆 たもつ
Tamotsu unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (4)
沈葆祯 [Shěn​Bǎo​zhēn] #70,993
Shen Baozhen (1820-1879), Qing Minister of the Navy, founded Fuzhou Naval College 船政學堂|船政学堂[Chuán​zhèng​Xué​táng] in 1866
沈葆祯 [Shěn​Bǎo​zhēn] #70,993
Shen Baozhen (1820-1879), Qing Minister of the Navy, founded Fuzhou Naval College 船政學堂|船政学堂[Chuán​zhèng​Xué​táng] in 1866
沈葆桢 [Shěn​Bǎo​zhēn]
Shen Baozhen (1820-1879), Qing Minister of the Navy, founded Fuzhou Naval College 船政學堂|船政学堂[Chuán​zhèng​Xué​táng] in 1866
沈葆桢 [Shěn​Bǎo​zhēn]
Shen Baozhen (1820-1879), Qing Minister of the Navy, founded Fuzhou Naval College 船政學堂|船政学堂[Chuán​zhèng​Xué​táng] in 1866