bǎo

ㄅㄠˇ

HSK 7-9TOCFL L112 strokestop 20 by use on the map →

1(bound form) fortress; stronghold

2(often used to transliterate -berg, -burg etc in place names)

3(bound form) burger (abbr. for 漢堡|汉堡[han4 bao3])

ideographic · Earthen 土 walls built for defense 保; 保 also provides the meaning

土 · fort, fortress; town, village

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