懂中文 Dong Chinese

葆

bǎo

reserve

Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 保 represents the sound.

Components
艹 meaning component

艹  Meaning component

cao, cǎo

  

grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

保 sound component

保  Sound component

bǎo

  

protect

Evolution

葆 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
葆 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
葆 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

葆  

bǎo

reserve, preserve; conceal; dense foliage; to cover

Most common words with 葆
Freq.
Word
Meaning

葆

to cover

沈葆祯

Shen Baozhen (1820-1879), Qing Minister of the Navy, founded Fuzhou Naval College 船政學堂|船政学堂[Chuán​zhèng​Xué​táng] in 1866