保险
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
保险 (bǎoxiǎn) · insurance
保险 (bǎoxiǎn) means “insurance; safe”. It is written with 2 characters: 保 (to protect) + 险 (narrow pass). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 保险 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)
险 xiǎn · narrow pass
What 险 is made of
- 阝fù / yì (names) — mound/city side-form
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 佥qiān — all
- 亼jí — to assemble
- 人rén — person
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- ⺍ — three-stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亼jí — to assemble
Origin hint: 阝 gives the meaning, 佥 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
你买保险了吗？Nǐ mǎi bǎoxiǎn le ma?Have you bought insurance?
把钱放在银行比较保险。Bǎ qián fàng zài yínháng bǐjiào bǎoxiǎn.It's safer to keep money in the bank.
Questions about 保险
What does 保险 mean?
保险 (bǎoxiǎn) means “insurance; safe”.
How do you pronounce 保险?
保险 is pronounced bǎoxiǎn.
Which HSK level is 保险?
保险 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 保安bǎo'ānsecurity guard
- 保持bǎochíto keep
- 保存bǎocúnto keep
- 保护bǎohùto protect
- 保留bǎoliúto keep
- 保证bǎozhèngto guarantee
- 环保huánbǎoenvironmental protection
- 确保quèbǎoto ensure
- 保密bǎomìto keep secret
- 保守bǎoshǒuconservative
Learn 保险 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 22: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.