bǎo = b + ao3
an earthwork / castle / position of defense / stronghold / used in place names, often as phonetic bao for "burg" or "bad"
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= pu + Ø4
variant of 鋪|铺[pu4] / used in place names
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How to pronounce 堡

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= b initial

B is for Beelzebub.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ ao3 final

In the aorta’s living room.

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= pu initial

Pu is for Petra Penguin.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ Ø4 final

In the space station’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago

堡 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
bǎo = b + ao3
Bulgaria / Bulgarian / abbr. for 保加利亞|保加利亚[Bao3 jia1 li4 ya4]
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bǎo = b + ao3
to defend; to protect; to keep / to guarantee; to ensure / civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲[bao3 jia3] system (old)
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= tu + Ø3
Tu (ethnic group) / surname Tu
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= tu + Ø3
earth / dust / clay / local / indigenous / crude opium / unsophisticated / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]
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Characters with 堡 as component

堡 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 堡

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Hamburg (German city)
hamburger (loanword)
castle / rook (chess piece)

Sentences with 堡

堡 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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bǎo /

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