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Chinese symbol for “ensure”

保障
bǎo zhàng
to ensure; to guarantee; to safeguard

The closest CC-CEDICT match for ensure is 保障 (bǎo zhàng), defined as: to ensure; to guarantee; to safeguard.

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
障 zhàng
to separate; shield, barricade
radical 170 ⾩ · 13 strokes

Other Chinese words for “ensure”

WordPinyinMeaning
确保 (確保)què bǎoto ensure; to guarantee
确定 (確定)què dìngdefinite; certain
保证 (保證)bǎo zhèngguarantee; to guarantee
保bǎoto defend; to protect; to keep; to guarantee; to ensure
力保lì bǎoto seek to protect; to ensure

Related words

Other words that share a character with 保障.

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
确保 (確保)què bǎoto ensure; to guarantee
保险 (保險)bǎo xiǎninsurance; to insure
障碍 (障礙)zhàng àibarrier; obstruction
故障gù zhàngmalfunction; breakdown
社会保障 (社會保障)shè huì bǎo zhàngsocial security

See also: Japanese symbol for “ensure”.

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.