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{{also|俣}}
{{character info}}
==Translingual==
{{stroke order|strokes=9}}

===Han character===
{{Han char|rn=9|rad=人|as=07|sn=9|four=26294|canj=ORD|ids=⿰亻呆}}

====Derived characters====
* {{l|mul|[[堢]] [[媬]] [[𠸒]] [[㨐]] [[湺]] [[椺]] [[𤦸]] [[褓]] [[緥]] [[𨩚]] [[䭋]] [[堡]] [[煲]] [[㷛]] [[賲]] [[葆]] [[褒]] [[藵]] [[䳰]] [[𭫄]]}}

====Descendants====
* Japanese: {{ja-l|ほ}}, {{ja-l|ホ}}

====References====
{{Han ref|kx=0105.170|dkj=00702|dj=0222.060|hdz=10160.040|uh=4FDD}}

==Chinese==
{{zh-forms|alt=𠈃,𠊻,𠌀,𠍂,𰠀,㙅,𤞥,𠦀,𠫡,𡥀,𣎼,𤔍,葆}}
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===Glyph origin===
{{Han etym}}
In the oracle script, this character was an {{Han compound|人|子|ls=ic|t1=person|t2=child|nocap=1}} – a person carrying a child on his back; to carry (a child) > to protect.

In early bronze inscriptions, {{zh-l|*爪|hand}} was added to the person to emphasize that the person was carrying the child. This was later simplified into one or two strokes. The current form has two.

===Etymology===
From {{inh|zh|sit-pro|*bəw|t=to carry (on back or shoulders)}}. Cognate with {{och-l|抱|to heft, hug}}; see there for more (STEDT).

===Pronunciation===
{{zh-pron
|m=bǎo
|m-s=
|c=bou2
|c-t=
|g=
|h=pfs=pó;gd=bau3
|j=
|mb=bǎu
|md=bō̤
|mn=pó/qz:pó͘
|mn_note=pó͘ - literary (Quanzhou); pó - vernacular (Quanzhou)
|mn-t=bao2/bo2
|mn-t_note=bao2 - literary; bo2 - vernacular
|w=sh:5pau
|x=
|mc=y
|oc=y
|cat=v,n,pn
}}

===Definitions===
{{head|zh|hanzi}}

# to [[raise]]; to [[rear]]
# to [[keep]]; to [[maintain]]
# to [[protect]]; to [[safeguard]]; to [[defend]]
#: {{zh-x|你 要 保 大 還是 保 小？|Do you want to '''save''' the mother (“the big one”) or the baby (“the small one”)? {{q|a common line in obstetrics-themed dramas}}}}
# to [[ensure]]; to [[guarantee]]
# [[guarantor]]
# {{zh-short|保釋|to [[bail]]}}
# {{lb|zh|historical}} ''bao'' {{gl|a unit of the ancient administrative system, consisting of some 100 [[household]]s}}
# {{surname|zh}}: [[Bao]]

====Synonyms====
* {{sense|to raise}}
{{syn-saurus|zh|贍養}}
* {{sense|to keep}}
{{syn-saurus|zh|保持}}
* {{sense|to protect}}
{{syn-saurus|zh|維護}}
* {{sense|to ensure}}
{{syn-saurus|zh|確保}}
* {{sense|guarantor}}
{{syn-saurus|zh|擔保人}}

===Compounds===
{{col3|zh|保險|保護|保持|太子太保|保守派|做保|作保|保安|保俶塔|保健物理|保防軍官|保有|保釋|保大|保送|保護食物|少保|保甲法|保麗龍|保定法|保護國|保佑|保兒|保險法|保薦|保重|動物保定|保藏|保獎|保媒|保管|保加利亞|保保|保健操|保固|保生|保證|保警|勞動保險|保境息民|保單|保不定|勞保|保留林|保護主義|保稅區|保殘守缺|保全處分|保本|保全業|保健|保險槓|保子|保馬法|保稅工廠|保值|保險刀片|保留曲線|保守主義|中保|保全程序|保身|公保|保辜限|保識人|保留價格|保護狀制|傭保|保證人|保溫|傷害保險|保林|保民官|保票|保案|保險人|保路風潮|失業保險|保險套|保密|保教|保寧縣|保家之主|保國安民|人身保險|三保太監|保險櫃|保見|保證書|太保|人壽保險|保結|保衛|保舉|保安林|保宮|保齡球|保正|保定府|具保|保不嚴|保護關稅|保險公司|保護貿易|師保|不保|地保|保禳|保義|對保|保家|全民健保|保固期|保潔|保久乳|保險業|保長|保證價格|保抱|保溫瓶|宮保雞丁|保住|保養廠|保生大帝|保防網|保衛細胞|保用|保險賠償|保家的|人頭保|互保|保育|保險開關|包裹保險|保險箱|保護管束|保險燈|勞保局|保險絲|保險費|土壤保持|保姆|店保|庸保|保養品|保險利益|保養|保鮮盒|保護人|保不住|保駕|保山|保准|保羅書信|天保|保親|保鏢|保叔塔|健保|交保|健康保險|保錢|保全|保防|保奏|保聚|兵災保險|保留徵收|密保|宮保|健保卡|保命|定期保險|保留盈餘|人保|保息|保章氏|保鮮膜|保鮮|保留|保皇會|保兀赤|保膘|保全公司|保見人|保障|保定|太子少保|保險桿|保密軍官|保育員|保底|保溫箱|天保九如|保留地|保安處分|保肥|保費|全民保險|保健粉筆|大保國|保守|保狀|保鑣|強制保險|保護作物|保不齊|保成|保安族|保留戶|共同保證|保險給付|保險金|保險單|取保|保護鳥|保稅|保護區|十三太保|保母|保證金|優生保健|公共保險|保存|保安警察|保麗龍板|保題|保頭錢|保護色|保護級|保結制度|保真|保暖杯|保密防諜|保和殿|保傅|保佐人|保人|保釣運動|更生保護|稻作保險|朝夕難保|朝不保暮|擔保權|持盈保泰|棄車保帥|擔保|產物保險|擔保物權|眷保|環保|環保局|海上保險|擔保放款|打供太保|私校保險|相保|投保|拉保險|確保|持祿保位|知情底保|火災保險|社會保險|撤保|直接保護|環境保護|明哲保身|打保票|消保法|朦朧保舉|漁民保險|準保|擔保品|汽車保險|永保無虞|朝不保夕|水土保持|責任保險|討保|終身保險|管保|退保|資源保育|難保|自保|聚落保存|靈保|聯保|自然保育|自身難保|被保險人|農保|酒保|都保|落保|貿易保護|阿保之功|蓋世太保|訴訟擔保|連帶保證|集保|阿保之勞|阿保|自然保護|鋪保|關稅保護|集中保管|聖保羅|覓保|被保護國|舉保|保康|保利|德保|保揚河|保障河|保障湖}}

===References===
* {{R:yue:Hanzi}}

{{cat|cmn|Elementary Mandarin}}

==Japanese==

===Kanji===
{{ja-kanji|grade=5|rs=人07}}

# [[protection]]
# [[guarantee]]

====Readings====
{{ja-readings
|goon=ほう<はう
|kanon=ほう<はう
|kanyoon=ほ
|kun=たも-つ, やす-んじる
}}

====Compounds====
{{der-top3|Compounds}}
* {{ja-r|保%育|ほ%いく}}
* {{ja-r|保%菌|ほ%きん}}
* {{ja-r|保%険|ほ%けん}}
* {{ja-r|保%健|ほ%けん}}
* {{ja-r|保%護|ほ%ご}}
* {{ja-r|保%守|ほ%しゅ}}
* {{ja-r|保%障|ほ%しょう}}
* {{ja-r|保%証|ほ%しょう}}
* {{ja-r|保%身|ほ%しん}}
* {{ja-r|保%全|ほ%ぜん}}
* {{ja-r|保%存|ほ%ぞん}}
* {{ja-r|保%養|ほ%よう}}
* {{ja-r|保%有|ほ%ゆう}}
* {{ja-r|保%留|ほ%りゅう}}
* {{ja-r|担%保|たん%ぽ}}
{{der-bottom}}

===Proper noun===
{{ja-pos|proper|たもつ}}

# {{given name|ja|male|sort=たもつ}}

==Korean==

===Etymology===
{{rfe|ko|Middle Korean readings, if any}}

===Pronunciation===
{{ko-hanja-pron|보}}

===Hanja===
{{ko-hanja-search}}
{{ko-hanja|지키다|지킬|보}}

# {{hanja form of|보|[[protection]]}}
# {{hanja form of|보|[[guarantee]]}}

====Compounds====
* {{ko-l|보호|[[protection]]|保護}}
* {{ko-l|보수|[[maintenance]]; [[conservation]]; [[political]] [[conservatism]]|保守}}
* {{ko-l|보험|[[insurance]]|保險}}

==Tày==

===Adjective===
{{head|tyz|adj|tr=bau}}

# {{tyz-Nom form of|bau|[[beautiful]]}}
#: {{ux|tyz|百景眉每式花'''保'''|tr=Pác cảnh mì mọi thức hoa '''bau'''|A hundred different sceneries with all kinds of '''beautiful''' flowers}}
# {{tyz-Nom form of|bau|[[fast]]}}
#: {{ux|tyz|馬𨃅否'''保'''否𲋄流爲痚|tr=Mạ phjải bấu '''bau''', bấu phong lưu vì héo|The horse doesn't run '''fast''' or nobly beautiful it's skinny}}

===Particle===
{{head|tyz|particle|tr=bấu}}

# {{tyz-Nom form of|bấu|[[not]]}}
#: {{ux|tyz|'''保'''聀塘𫠯𪫆宮閣|tr='''Bấu''' chắc tàng lồng mừa cung các|I do '''not''' know the way back to the palace}}

===References===
* {{R:tyz:tdcnt}}

==Vietnamese==

===Han character===
{{vi-readings|reading=[[bảo]], [[bầu]], [[bửu]]|rs=人07}}

# {{rfdef|vi|sort=人07}}

====References====
* [http://nomfoundation.org/common/nom_details.php?codepoint=4fdd Nom Foundation]