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Han character
保 (Kangxi radical 9, 人+7, 9 strokes, cangjie input 人口木 (ORD), four-corner 26294, composition ⿰亻呆)
References
- KangXi: page 105, character 17
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 702
- Dae Jaweon: page 222, character 6
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 160, character 4
- Unihan data for U+4FDD
Chinese
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Glyph origin
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References: Mostly from Richard Sears' Chinese Etymology site (authorisation),
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In the oracle script, this character was an ideogrammic compound (會意) : 人 (“person”) + 子 (“child”) – a person carrying a child on the back; to carry (a child) > to protect.
In early bronze inscriptions, 爪 (“hand”) was added to the person to emphasize that the person was carrying the child. This was later simplified into one or two strokes. The current form has two.
Pronunciation
Definitions
保
Synonyms
- (to raise):
- (to keep):
- (to protect):
- (to ensure):
- (guarantor):
Compounds
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Japanese
Readings
Compounds
Korean
Compounds
- 보호 (保護, boho, “protection”)
- 보수 (保守, bosu, “maintenance; conservation; political conservatism”)
- 보험 (保險, boheom, “insurance”)
Vietnamese
Han character
保: Hán Nôm readings: bảo, bầu, bửu
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