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Chinese symbol for “reservation”

保留区
bǎo liú qū
Traditional: 保留區
reservation (for an ethnic minority)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for reservation is 保留区 (bǎo liú qū), defined as: reservation (for an ethnic minority).

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
留 liú
to stay, to remain; to preserve, to keep; to leave a message;
radical 102 ⽥ · 10 strokes
区 qū
area, district, region, ward; surname
radical 23 ⼖ · 4 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “reservation”

WordPinyinMeaning
预约 (預約)yù yuēbooking; reservation
订位 (訂位)dìng wèito reserve a seat; to book a table

Related words

Other words that share a character with 保留区.

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
留下liú xiàto leave behind; to stay behind
保留bǎo liúto keep; to retain
地区 (地區)dì qūregion; area (informal or geographical term); prefecture (in China's administrative system)

See also: Japanese symbol for “reservation”.

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.