HSK 3 · Jobs & Roles

保安

bǎo ān

security guard

Stroke order of 保安

2 characters, 15 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

保 · 9 strokes安 · 6 strokes

Memory trick

A person 亻 protects 保 and keeps safe 安: security guard.

Parts: 保 protect (亻 person + 呆) + 安 safe (宀 roof + 女 woman)

The characters in 保安

保 bǎo — to protect; to keep (9 strokes)

Example sentence

保安在门口站着。

The security guard is standing at the gate.

Words with 保

保险insurance; safe 环保environmental protection 保存to keep; to save 确保to ensure 保证to guarantee 保护to protect 保持to keep; to maintain 保留to keep; to retain 保to protect; to keep

Words with 安

安全safe; safety 平安safe and sound 晚安good night 一路平安have a safe trip 安静quiet 安装to install 不安uneasy; restless 安排to arrange; arrangement

More words: Jobs & Roles

老板boss 员工employee; staff 职工staff; workers 人员staff; personnel 员member; employee 工程师engineer 公务员civil servant 专家expert 主任director; head 部长minister; head of department 所长head of an institute 领导leader; to lead 警察police; police officer 交警traffic police 服务员waiter; attendant 大夫doctor

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