保祐 bǎoyòu to bless and protect Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 保 bǎo verb to protect to protect; to defend; to guard and keep safe from harm祐 yòu to bless (bound form) to bless or protect from above; usually refers to a god or divine power. In modern Chinese, this is more commonly written as 佑 yòu.