保守 bǎoshǒu▶ Conservador

Stroke order

保守 is written in 15 strokes across 2 characters.

• 保 — 9 strokes
• 守 — 6 strokes

Senses

1. conservative
2. to guard
3. to keep

Related words

• 保养mantener
• 保卫Defender
• 保姆enfermera; niñera
• 保密secreto
• 保管Custodia
• 保重cuidarse

保守 is pronounced bǎoshǒu and means “Conservador”. HSK 6 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 保守 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.