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葆

Mandarin · pinyin bǎo

dense foliage
to cover

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葆: bǎo · reserve, preserve; conceal

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3 · bao3

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bou2

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(literary) alternative form of 保 (bǎo, “to keep; to preserve”)
(literary) luxuriant growth; luxuriant
(literary) ornament made of feather
(literary) to hide; to conceal
(literary) alternative form of 保 (bǎo), in various other senses.
(literary) alternative form of 寶 /宝 (bǎo, “treasure; cherish”)
(literary) alternative form of 堡 (“castle”)
(literary) alternative form of 褓 (bǎo, “swaddling clothes”)

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(literary) alternative form of 褒 (“tall; lofty”)
(literary) alternative form of 包 (“to wrap; to bind up”)

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