保存

Chinese

		to defend; to protect; to insure or guarantee to defend; to protect; to insure or guarantee; to maintain; hold or keep; to guard	exist; deposit; store exist; deposit; store; keep; survive
trad. (保存)		保	存
simp. ^#(保存)		保	存

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bǎocún

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄠˇ ㄘㄨㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bou² cyun⁴
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): pó-chhùn

(Hailu, HRS): bo^ˊ sun
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): pó-chûn

(Teochew, Peng'im): bo² cung⁵
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵pau-zen

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bǎocún
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˇ ㄘㄨㄣˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bǎocún
  - Wade–Giles: pao³-tsʻun²
  - Yale: bǎu-tswún
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baotswen
  - Palladius: баоцунь (baocunʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰu̯ən³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: bou² cyun⁴
  - Yale: bóu chyùhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bou² tsyn⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: bou² qun⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pou̯³⁵ t͡sʰyːn²¹/
  - Homophones:
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    ^edit
    保全
    保存
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pó-chhùn
  - Hakka Romanization System: bo^ˋ cun^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: bo³ cun²
  - Sinological IPA: /po³¹ t͡sʰun¹¹/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: bo^ˊ sun
  - Sinological IPA: /po²⁴⁻³³ sun⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pó-chûn
  - Tâi-lô: pó-tsûn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: poyzuun
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /po⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sun²⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /po⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sun²⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /po⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sun¹³/
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /po⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sun²⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /pɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sun²³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: bo² cung⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: pó tshûng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /po⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰuŋ⁵⁵/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁵pau-zen
  - MiniDict: pau^去 zen
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²pau-zen
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /pɔ³³ zən⁴⁴/

Verb

保存

to preserve; to conserve; to keep
熱衷於保存國粹／热衷于保存国粹 ― rèzhōng yú bǎocún guócuì ― to passionate about preserving the quintessence of Chinese culture

這本書保存完好。 [MSC, trad.]
这本书保存完好。 [MSC, simp.]
Zhè běn shū bǎocún wánhǎo. [Pinyin]
The book is in good condition.
to save (a file, changes, etc.)
保存更改 ― bǎocún gēnggǎi ― to save changes

Synonyms

(to preserve):

edit

保留 (bǎoliú)
存留 (cúnliú)

(to save a file): 存檔／存档 (cúndàng)

Derived terms

保存本 (bǎocúnběn)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (保存):

→ Japanese: 保(ほ)存(ぞん) (hozon)
→ Korean: 보존(保存) (bojon)
→ Vietnamese: bảo tồn (保存)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
保	存
ほ Grade: 5	ぞん Grade: 6
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ほぞん [hòzóń] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [ho̞zõ̞ɴ]

Noun

保(ほ)存(ぞん) • (hozon)

preservation

Verb

保(ほ)存(ぞん)する • (hozon suru) transitive suru (stem 保(ほ)存(ぞん)し (hozon shi), past 保(ほ)存(ぞん)した (hozon shita))

to save, to preserve
開封後(かいふうご)は冷暗所(れいあんしょ)に保存(ほぞん)してください。
Kaifūgo wa reiansho ni hozon shite kudasai.
Store it in a cool, dark place after opening.

Conjugation

Conjugation of "保存する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	保存し	ほぞんし	hozon shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	保存し	ほぞんし	hozon shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	保存する	ほぞんする	hozon suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	保存する	ほぞんする	hozon suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	保存すれ	ほぞんすれ	hozon sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	保存せよ¹ 保存しろ²	ほぞんせよ¹ ほぞんしろ²	hozon seyo¹ hozon shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	保存される	ほぞんされる	hozon sareru
Causative	保存させる保存さす	ほぞんさせるほぞんさす	hozon saseru hozon sasu
Potential	保存できる	ほぞんできる	hozon dekiru
Volitional	保存しよう	ほぞんしよう	hozon shiyō
Negative	保存しない	ほぞんしない	hozon shinai
Negative continuative	保存せず	ほぞんせず	hozon sezu
Formal	保存します	ほぞんします	hozon shimasu
Perfective	保存した	ほぞんした	hozon shita
Conjunctive	保存して	ほぞんして	hozon shite
Hypothetical conditional	保存すれば	ほぞんすれば	hozon sureba

¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative

References

“保存”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026
Ineko Kondō, Fumi Takano, Mary E. Althaus, et al. (2002), Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, third edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
保	存

Noun

保存 • (bojon) (hangeul 보존)

hanja form^? of 보존 (“preservation; conservation”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
保	存

Verb

保存

chữ Hán form of bảo tồn (“to preserve; to conserve”)