堡(bǎo)

HSK 7-912 strokes
Readingsbǎobǔpù

(bound form) fortress

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Character information

Pinyin
bǎo / bǔ / pù
Meaning
(bound form) fortress; stronghold; (often used to transliterate -berg, -burg etc in place names); (bound form) burger (abbr. for 汉堡)
Strokes
12
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 堡 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱保土

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

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

保bǎo土tǔ

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 堡 step by step

12 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 堡

Common words using 堡 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

bǎo堡lěi垒
HSK 7-9

fort

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gǔ古bǎo堡

ancient castle

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wú吴bǎo堡

Wubu County in Yulin 榆林[Yu2 lin2], Shaanxi

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dì地bǎo堡

bunker (underground fortification)

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chéng城bǎo堡

castle

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hóng洪bǎo堡

Humboldt

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hàn汉bǎo堡

Hamburg (German city)

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diāo碉bǎo堡

(military) pillbox; blockhouse

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From 堡’s common words

垒古吴地城洪汉碉

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