Chinese symbol for “bail”
保释
bǎo shì
Traditional: 保釋
to release on bail; to bail
The closest CC-CEDICT match for bail is 保释 (bǎo shì), defined as: to release on bail; to bail.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “bail”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 保释.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 保护 (保護) | bǎo hù | to protect; to defend |
| 保证 (保證) | bǎo zhèng | guarantee; to guarantee |
| 保持 | bǎo chí | to keep; to maintain |
| 保障 | bǎo zhàng | to ensure; to guarantee |
| 确保 (確保) | què bǎo | to ensure; to guarantee |
| 保险 (保險) | bǎo xiǎn | insurance; to insure |
| 解释 (解釋) | jiě shì | explanation; to explain |
| 释放 (釋放) | shì fàng | to release (a prisoner); to set free; to release (energy, gas, resources); to express (emotions, goodwill, intentions) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “bail”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.