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).
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “conserve”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 节约 (節約) | jié yuē | to economize; to conserve (resources) |
| 呵护 (呵護) | hē hù | to bless; to cherish |
| 养护 (養護) | yǎng hù | to 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.
| 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 |
| 存在 | cún zài | to exist; to be |
| 生存 | shēng cún | to 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.