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保护 protect
- Traditional
- 保護
- Measure word
- 种
Stroke order
保护 is written in 16 strokes across 2 characters.

- 保 — 9 strokes
- 护 — 7 strokes
Senses
- to protect
- to defend
- to safeguard
- protection
Characters in 保护
- 保 bǎo — to defend; to protect; to keep; to guarantee; to ensure
- 护 hù — to protect
Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Example sentences
- 我们应该保护环境。Wǒmen yīnggāi bǎohù huánjìng.We should protect the environment.
- 妈妈一直保护着孩子。Māma yìzhí bǎohù zhe háizi.The mother is always protecting her child.
Related words
保护 is pronounced bǎohù and means “protect”.