保 bǎo
“to defend; to protect; to keep; to guarantee; to ensure; civil administration unit in the baojia 甲 system (old)”
verb, attributive2021 list level 3
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
保 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 2023: 保 bǎo — Level 5; official annotation 5 (动、名). PDF page 130
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
义项All meanings
- Bǎo: Bulgaria; Bulgarian; abbr. for 保加利亚
- bǎo: to defend; to protect; to keep; to guarantee; to ensure; civil administration unit in the baojia 甲 system (old)