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Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "堡", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "堡", and master the standard way of writing the character "堡".
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an earthwork / castle / position of defense / stronghold, character used in place names
堡 [bǎo]
1. A military building used for defense.
2. In ancient times, refers to a small city made of earth.
1. A military building used for defense: defense fortress. City fortress. Bridgehead fortress.
2. In ancient times, it refers to a small city made of earth: "Xu Song and Hu Kong gathered five thousand people to fortify themselves by building fortresses."
【Base meaning】: A small city made of earth
【Character Construction】: Phonetic-semantic compound. From earth, with the phonetic element "保" (bǎo). The character "堡" is a later development.
【Synonyms】:
1. Same as the basic meaning (English: small camp)
2. Refers to a fortress (English: fort; fortress)
3. Also see bǔ; pù
【Additional meanings】:
1. A fortress with city walls; commonly used in place names (English: town with city walls).
- Example: Wu Fortress County (in Shaanxi Province); Chagai Fortress (in Hebei Province).
2. Also see bǎo; pù
【Other meanings】:
1. A term applied in place names. The character "铺" (pù) in names like "Wulipu" and "Shilipu" is sometimes written as "堡" in certain regions.
2. Also see bǎo; bǔ
1. An area with city walls, generally referring to a village (commonly used in place names).
- Example: Fortress village. Majiabao.
2. A fortified town with city walls, commonly used in geographical names.
- Example: Wu Fortress County (in Shaanxi Province); Chagai Fortress (in Hebei Province).
- Also see bǎo; pù
1. In ancient usage, the same as "铺" (pù), referring to a relay station (now used in place names).
- Example: Ten-mile fortress.
2. A term used in place names. The character "铺" (pù) in names like "Wulipu" and "Shilipu" can be found as "堡" in some areas.
- Also see bǎo; bǔ