堡寨 bǎozhài fortress Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 堡 bǎo fortress Phonosemantic compound. 土 represents the meaning and 保 represents the sound. Components 保 保 SoundMeaning component bǎo protect 保 also serves as a meaning component. 土 土 Meaning component tǔ earth Historical Pronunciations Old ChineseZhengzhangpuːʔ Sources Readings & variants Unicode Historical pronunciations Zhengzhang Shangfang 寨 zhài stockade A fortress 宀 with walls made of wood 木 Components 宀 宀 Meaning component mián roof 木 木 Meaning component mù tree Historical Pronunciations Old ChineseZhengzhangzraːdsslɯːɡ Sources Readings & variants Unicode Historical pronunciations Zhengzhang Shangfang