Keyword
to guard
- to defend
- to protect
- to conserve
- to wait
- Frequency
- #915
- Strokes
- 6
Readings
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Mnemonic
Keeping something 寸 within one's walls 宀
Stroke order
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Used in vocabulary
遵守
to comply with; to abide by; to respect (an agreement)
保守
conservative; to guard; to keep
守
to guard; to defend; to keep watch; to abide by the law; to observe (rules or ritual); nearby; adjoining
守护
to guard; to protect
防守
to defend; to protect (against)
坚守
to hold fast to; to stick to
守卫
to guard; to defend
看守
to guard; to watch over
留守
to stay behind to take care of things
保守派
conservative faction
驻守
(man a post and) defend
守法
to abide by the law
守则
rules; regulations
看守所
detention center
保守党
conservative political parties
守住
to hold on to; to defend; to keep; to guard
守望
to keep watch
镇守
(of troops stationed in a strategic area) to defend; (fig.) to stand guard; to protect
固守
to strongly defend one's position; to be entrenched; to cling to
守护神
protector God; patron saint
恪守
to scrupulously abide by
太守
governor of a province
守门员
goalkeeper
保守主义
conservatism