Definition & Meaning

fort; fortress; walled-village

Words & phrases

Word usage

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Characters with bao

bǎo

堡

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n.fort; fortress; walled-village
- qiáo tóu bǎo
  桥头堡
  bridgehead
- chéng bǎo
  城堡
  castle
- gǔ bǎo
  古堡
  old fort
- gū bǎo
  孤堡
  solitary fort

Words and phrases with 堡

堡障
[word]counterguard
堡礁岛
[word]barrier island
堡状
[word]castellanus
堡塔
[word]bastile
堡寨
[word]walled/fortified village
堡礁
[word]barrier reef
堡垒战
[word]blockhouse warfare
堡垒
[word]fort; diehard

Word usage

Note
When pronounced as "bǎo", "堡" means a small city built with earth in ancient times, and then refers to fortifications; when pronouned as "bǔ", it means a walled village and town, which is now mostly used for place names, such as "柴沟堡"; when pronounced as "pù", it means an ancient post and is now used for place names, such as "十里堡".

Similar-form characters to 堡

bǎo
堡
bǎo
保
zhí
侄
bāo
煲

Chinese Characters with pinyin bǎo

保
defend; keep
宝
treasure; precious
饱
have eaten one's fill; full
葆
preserve; luxuriant growth
鸨
Any bird of the family Otididae featuring small head, long neck, flat back, and short tail, not good at flying but capable of wading across waters.; procuress

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