保守 bǎoshǒu▶ Konservatif

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mempertahankan; memelihara
• 保卫Membela
• 保姆perawat; inang
• 保密kerahasiaan
• 保管Penyimpanan aman
• 保重menjaga diri

保守 is pronounced bǎoshǒu and means “Konservatif”. 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.