褒 bao1 praise
literally: large loose clothing, like a guard’s uniform.extended meaning: PRAISE, like a properly uniformed guard would receive for doing his duty.decomposition: handle/lid on top 亠guard in the middle 保 is a phonetic elementclothing on the bottom 衣 is a semantic element. Picture a uniform hanging on a hanger to well remember it.
Often we see 衣 split, as here with a character inserted in the middle.