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Meaning of 堡

Pinyin bǎo、 bǔ、 pù

Radical

土

Strokes

Definition

an earthwork / castle / position of defense / stronghold, character used in place names

Usage

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堡 [bǎo] 〈名〉 1. A military structure used for defense. 例: 堡垒 (fort); 城堡 (castle); 桥头堡 (bridgehead). 2. In ancient times, refers to a small city made of earth. 例: “徐嵩、胡空各聚众五千，据险筑堡以自固”. (Xu Song and Hu Kong gathered 5,000 people to fortify the place). 本义: 土筑的小城造字法: 形声。从土，保声。堡是后起字。同本义: 1. Small camp ([En.] small camp). 2. Refers to a fortress ([En.] fort; fortress). 3. Also see bǔ; pù. 堡子 [bǎo zǐ] 〈名〉 1. A town with city walls, often used in place names ([En.] town with city walls). 例: 吴堡县 (Wubao County in Shaanxi Province); 柴沟堡 (Chaigou Fort in Hebei Province). 2. Also see bǎo; pù. 古同“铺” [gǔ tóng "pù"] 1. Anciently the same as "pù", refers to a post station (now used in place names). 例: 十里堡 (Ten-Mile Post). 地名用字: In some areas, the character "铺" in place names like 五里铺 (Five-Mile Post) and 十里铺 (Ten-Mile Post) is written as “堡”. 另见 bǎo; bǔ. The above definitions include an alternative pronunciation.

哈布斯堡 Hā bù sī bǎo

Hapsburg (European dynasty)

堡垒 bǎo lěi

fort

桥头堡 qiáo tóu bǎo

bridgehead / bridge tower

圣彼得堡 Shèng Bǐ dé bǎo

Saint Petersburg (city in Russia)

汉堡 hàn bǎo

hamburger (loanword)

城堡 chéng bǎo

castle / rook (chess piece)

古堡 gǔ bǎo

ancient castle

南堡 nán bǎo

South Fort

碉堡 diāo bǎo

pillbox (military fortification) / blockhouse / euphemistic way of writing 屌爆[diao3 bao4]

彼得堡 Bǐ dé bǎo

Petersburg (place name) / Saint Petersburg, Russia

地堡 dì bǎo

bunker (underground fortification)

约翰内斯堡 Yuē hàn nèi sī bǎo

Johannesburg, South Africa

米德尔斯堡 mǐ dé ěr sī bǎo

Middlesbrough

斯特拉斯堡 Sī tè lā sī bǎo

Strasbourg

登堡 dēng bǎo

Den Bosch

柯尼斯堡 kē ní sī bǎo

Königsberg

勃兰登堡 Bó lán dēng bǎo

Brandenburg (e.g. gate, concertos)

勃兰登堡门 bó lán dēng bǎo mén

Brandenburg Gate

堡寨 bǎo zhài

fort / fortress / CL:座[zuo4]

弗赖堡 fú lài bǎo

freiburg

匹兹堡 Pǐ zī bǎo

Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania)

杜伊斯堡 Dù yī sī bǎo

Duisburg city in the Ruhr 魯爾區|鲁尔区, Germany

沃尔夫斯堡 Wò ěr fū sī bǎo

Wolfsburg

伊斯兰堡 Yī sī lán bǎo

Islamabad, capital of Pakistan

纽伦堡 Niǔ lún bǎo

Nürnberg or Nuremberg, town in Bavaria, Germany

堡礁 bǎo jiāo

barrier reef

穆斯堡 mù sī bǎo

Mosburg

瓦窑堡 wǎ yáo bǔ

Wayaobao

爱丁堡 Ài dīng bǎo

Edinburgh, capital of Scotland

萨尔茨堡 Sà ěr cí bǎo

Salzburg