保甲 bǎo jiǎ

old community household security system

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. historical communal administrative and self-defence system created during the Song Dynasty and revived during the Republican Era, in which households are grouped in jia 甲jiǎ and jia are grouped in bao 保bǎo

Characters

Character Meaning
保 bǎo HSK 4
to protect; to ensure; to guarantee
甲 jiǎ HSK 5
first (in a list, as a party to a contract etc)