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hàn

to defend, to guard; to ward off

🔤 Pictophonetic: 扌 (hand) provides meaning, 旱 provides pronunciation

HSK 6 10 strokes Uncommon (33%)

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Component Breakdown

Each color represents a different component

⿰扌旱 i

Stroke Order

Component Tree i

shǒu

扌

hand

📷 Pictographic: A hand with the fingers splayed; compare 手

3 strokes

èr

二

two; twice

💡 Ideographic: Two parallel lines; compare 一 (one) and 三 (three)

2 strokes HSK 1

jué

亅

hook

1 strokes

hàn

旱

dry; drought; desert

💡 Ideographic: The sun 日 baking a desert 干; 干 also provides the pronunciation

7 strokes HSK 6

rì

日

sun; day; daytime

📷 Pictographic: The sun

4 strokes HSK 2

kǒu

口

mouth; entrance, gate, opening

📷 Pictographic: An open mouth

3 strokes HSK 3

jiōng

冂

wide

2 strokes

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

gàn

干

arid, dry; to oppose; to offend; to invade

📷 Pictographic: A club or axe

3 strokes HSK 3

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

shí

十

ten, tenth; complete; perfect

2 strokes HSK 1

Words Using 捍 (3)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

捍卫 ↗

hànwèi

to defend / to uphold / to safeguard

hànwèi

捍卫 ↗

HSK 6

to defend / to uphold / to safeguard

捍 ↗

hàn

to ward off (a blow) / to withstand / to defend

hàn

捍 ↗

to ward off (a blow) / to withstand / to defend

捍卫者 ↗

hànwèizhě

proponent / supporter / upholder

hànwèizhě

捍卫者 ↗

proponent / supporter / upholder