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堡 - bǎo

fort, fortress; town, village

fort, fortress; town, village

How to read 堡

Click 堡 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinbǎo
Englishfort, fortress; town, village
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

堡垒 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 堡子. Please read 堡寨 one more time.

Common words with this character

fort
village or town surrounded by earthen walls; village; Taiwan pr. [bao3 zi5]
fort; fortress; CL:座[zuo4]
barrier reef

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 堡 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 堡垒 and 堡子 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 堡.