HSK 3 · Money & Shopping

保险

bǎo xiǎn

insurance; safe

Stroke order of 保险

2 characters, 18 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

保 · 9 strokes险 · 9 strokes

Memory trick

保 protects, and 险 is a steep 阝 hill of danger, so insurance guards against danger.

Parts: 保 protect + 险 danger (阝 hill)

The characters in 保险

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

Example sentence

你买保险了吗？

Have you bought insurance?

Words with 保

保安security guard 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 险

危险danger; dangerous 风险risk

More words: Money & Shopping

价格price 价钱price 票价ticket price; fare 费fee; to spend 费用cost; expenses 收费to charge a fee 交费to pay a fee 付to pay 支付to pay 现金cash 美元US dollar 人民币RMB; Chinese yuan 商品goods; commodity 消费to consume; consumption 牌子brand; sign

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