Memory phrase for the character: 堡

堡

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Meaning

castle, position of defense, earthwork, stronghold

Pronunciation

bǎo, bǔ, pù

Explanation

 Top: protect 保 (A person 亻builds fence 口 over tree 木 to protect it.), bottom: earth 土

Mnemonic
 
For the protection you use earth when building: a castle.

Radicals

保 protectA protection (= a young forest plantations) needs special protection: Thus the person 亻 builds a frame 口 or fence around the tree 木 to protect it.
土 earth, groundPay attention to the length of the upper line. If it is longer, it means scholar 士.




 Vocabulary

堡垒 bǎo lěi  fort
 
卢森堡 Lú sēn bǎo  Luxembourg
碉堡 diāo bǎo  pillbox (military fortification); blockhouse
 

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