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葆

bǎo

Character

What 葆 means

1. dense foliage
2. to cover

Words containing 葆

• 沈葆桢Shěn Bǎo zhēnShen Baozhen (1820-1879), Qing Minister of the Navy, founded Fuzhou Naval College 船政学堂

Characters built on 保

These share the phonetic component 保 (bǎo), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 堡bǎo(bound form) fortress; stronghold…
• 褒bāoto praise; to commend; to honor
• 煲bāodeep cooking pot; to cook slowly in such a pot
• 褓bǎoused in 襁褓; used in 褓姆

Characters that look like 葆

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 蒋Jiǎngsurname Jiang; Chiang Kai-shek 蒋介石
• 筏fáraft (of logs)
• 蓓bèiused in 蓓蕾
• 筱xiǎodwarf bamboo; thin bamboo
• 粱liángsorghum
• 萘nàinaphthalene C10H8

Sounds the same

Read bǎo, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 饱to eat till full; satisfied
• 保to defend; to protect; to keep; to guarantee; to ensure…
• 宝jewel; gem; treasure
• 堡(bound form) fortress; stronghold…
• 鸨Chinese bustard; procuress
• 褓used in 襁褓; used in 褓姆
• 媬governess; nurse