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保险 (bǎo xiǎn) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 5

保险 (bǎo xiǎn) is a Chinese word: insurance. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 保险

名 míng noun

insurance

我需要买健康保险。

wǒ xū yào mǎi jiàn kāng bǎo xiǎn

I need to buy health insurance.

形 xíng adjective

safe, secure, reliable

保险起见,我们应该多准备一些材料。

bǎo xiǎn qǐ jiàn wǒ men yīng gāi duō zhǔn bèi yī xiē cái liào

To be safe, we should prepare more materials.

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Word breakdown

保 bǎo — protect, safeguard

险 xiǎn — danger, risk

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

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2 险 xiǎn — (of terrain) treacherous and difficult to pass; strategically vital

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

consists of

2.1 阝 fǔ — mound/hill radical, representing elevated terrain
阝 is a component in 47 characters
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