保养 bǎoyǎng maintain

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Traditional: 保養

Stroke order

保养 is written in 18 strokes across 2 characters.

保养 — the Chinese character for maintain (bǎoyǎng), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 保养 — maintain

保 — 9 strokes
养 — 9 strokes

Senses

to take good care of (or conserve) one's health
to keep in good repair
to maintain
maintenance

Characters in 保养

保 bǎo — to defend; to protect; to keep; to guarantee; to ensure
养 yǎng — to raise (animals); to bring up (children); to keep (pets)

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Related words

保养 is pronounced bǎoyǎng and means “maintain”.

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