Chinese

保護

bǎohù
to protect; to safeguard; to conserve; to preserve
  • TOCFL 4
  • 保护

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  • characterChinese保 “to raise; to rear”
    • ideaChinese人 “man; person; people (Classifier: 個／个 m c; 隻／只 h)”
    • ideaChinese子 “child; offspring; descendant”
  • characterChinese護 “to protect; to safeguard; to defend; to shelter”
    • meaningChinese言 “to say; to speak; to talk”
    • soundChinese蒦 “to catch; to capture (a bird)”
      • ideaChinese雈 “type of owl”
      • ideaChinese又 “again; once more”

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