保障
bǎozhàng · HSK 7
ensure
🛡️ bao = protect + zhang = barrier — a protective barrier that guarantees safety
保 means protect or preserve, 障 means barrier or shield. Together they form a word about setting up protective barriers — ensuring or safeguarding something by putting solid defenses in place.
保 — person 亻 + 呆 (child/protect phonetic)
Originally an ideograph showing an adult carrying a child on the back, meaning to protect or shield. The right side 呆 evolved from a depiction of a swaddled infant. Over time the meaning broadened from 'protect a child' to 'preserve, guarantee, keep safe.'