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shǒu

to defend, to guard, to protect; to conserve; to wait

💡 Ideographic: Keeping something 寸 within one's walls 宀
HSK 5 6 strokes Very Common (8%)

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Component Tree i

gài
roof; house
3 strokes
cùn
inch; small, tiny
💡 Ideographic: A hand with a dot indicating where the pulse can be felt, about an inch up the wrist
3 strokes HSK 6