保
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
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保 (Kangxi radical 9, 人+7, 9 strokes, cangjie input 人口木 (ORD), four-corner 26294, composition ⿰亻呆)
Historical forms of the character 保 | |||
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Shang | Western Zhou | Warring States | Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) |
Oracle bone script | Bronze inscriptions | Chu slip and silk script | Small seal script |
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References: Mostly from Richard Sears' Chinese Etymology site (authorisation),
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In the oracle script, this character was an ideogrammic compound (會意/会意) : 人 (“person”) + 子 (“child”) – a person carrying a child on his back; to carry (a child) > to protect.
In early bronze inscriptions, 爪 (“hand”) was added to the person to emphasize that the person was carrying the child. This was later simplified into one or two strokes. The current form has two.
保
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Middle Korean readings, if any”)
Wikisource 保 (eumhun 지킬 보 (jikil bo))
保 (bau)
保 (bấu)
保: Hán Nôm readings: bảo, bầu, bửu
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