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Chinese symbol for “conserve”

保存
bǎo cún
to conserve; to preserve; to keep; to store; (computing) to save (a file etc)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for conserve is 保存 (bǎo cún), defined as: to conserve; to preserve; to keep; to store; (computing) to save (a file etc).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

保 bǎo
to safeguard, to protect, to defend, to care for
radical 9 ⼈ · 9 strokes
存 cún
to exist; to survive, to maintain; to keep, to store; to deposit
radical 39 ⼦ · 6 strokes

Other Chinese words for “conserve”

WordPinyinMeaning
节约 (節約)jié yuēto economize; to conserve (resources)
呵护 (呵護)hē hùto bless; to cherish
养护 (養護)yǎng hùto maintain; to conserve
摄 (攝)shè(bound form) to take in; to absorb; to assimilate; to capture (video or still images)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 保存.

WordPinyinMeaning
保护 (保護)bǎo hùto protect; to defend
保证 (保證)bǎo zhèngguarantee; to guarantee
保持bǎo chíto keep; to maintain
保障bǎo zhàngto ensure; to guarantee
确保 (確保)què bǎoto ensure; to guarantee
保险 (保險)bǎo xiǎninsurance; to insure
存在cún zàito exist; to be
生存shēng cúnto exist; to survive

See also: Japanese symbol for “conserve”.

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.

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