保护
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 4
保护 (bǎohù) · to protect
保护 (bǎohù) means “to protect”. It is written with 2 characters: 保 (to protect) + 护 (to defend). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 保护 is built
The characters
保 bǎo · to protect
What 保 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 呆dāi — dull
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
- 口kǒu — mouth
Origin hint: 亻 gives the meaning, 呆 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
护 hù · to defend
What 护 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 户hù — door
- 丶 — dot
- 尸shī — body
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: Guarding 扌 a home 户; 户 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我们要保护环境。Wǒmen yào bǎohù huánjìng.We should protect the environment.
我们要保护好眼睛。Wǒmen yào bǎohù hǎo yǎnjing.We should take good care of our eyes.
Questions about 保护
What does 保护 mean?
保护 (bǎohù) means “to protect”.
How do you pronounce 保护?
保护 is pronounced bǎohù.
Which HSK level is 保护?
保护 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 保安bǎo'ānsecurity guard
- 保持bǎochíto keep
- 保存bǎocúnto keep
- 保留bǎoliúto keep
- 保险bǎoxiǎninsurance
- 保证bǎozhèngto guarantee
- 环保huánbǎoenvironmental protection
- 确保quèbǎoto ensure
- 保密bǎomìto keep secret
- 保守bǎoshǒuconservative
Learn 保护 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 20: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.