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保佑 (bǎo yòu) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

保佑 (bǎo yòu) is a Chinese word: to bless. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 保佑

动 dòng verb

to bless

妈妈总是祈求菩萨保佑我们全家平安。

māma zǒng shì qí qiú pú sà bǎo yòu wǒ men quán jiā píng ān

Mother always prays for the Bodhisattva to bless our whole family with safety.

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Word breakdown

保 bǎo — to protect, to keep safe

佑 yòu — divine protection, to bless from above

Structure & writing
1 保 bǎo — to guard and protect from harm or loss
保 is a component in 3 characters

consists of

1.1 亻 rén — person/human radical (standing figure)
亻 is a component in 117 characters
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1.2 呆 dāi — foolish; stupid
呆 is a component in 1 characters

Stroke order

2 佑 yòu — to assist and protect

佑 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

2.1 亻 rén — person/human radical (standing figure)
亻 is a component in 117 characters
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2.2 右 yòu — right side (opposite of left, the west side when facing south)
右 is a component in 2 characters

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