HSK 3 · Problems & Solutions

保护

bǎo hù

to protect

Stroke order of 保护

2 characters, 16 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

保 · 9 strokes护 · 7 strokes

Memory trick

A person 亻 cradling a child 呆 protects it; hands 扌 shield with 户.

Parts: 保: 亻 person + 呆; 护: 扌 hand + 户 door

The characters in 保护

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

Example sentence

我们要保护环境。

We should protect the environment.

Words with 保

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

Words with 护

More words: Problems & Solutions

调查to investigate; survey 错误mistake; wrong 事故accident 事件incident; event 意外accident; unexpected 危险danger; dangerous 风险risk 紧急urgent; emergency 解决to solve 处理to handle; to deal with 克服to overcome 防to guard against 防止to prevent 预防to prevent 破坏to destroy; damage

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