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防
fáng
1. to protect
2. to defend
3. to guard against
4. to prevent
Very Common • Top 1% ✏️ 7 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

防
fáng
to protect, to defend, to guard against
HSK 5 6 丶

Compound Words (20)

防线
fángxiàn
defensive line or perimeter
防长
fángzhǎng
abbr. for [[國防部長|国防部长<guófángbùzhǎng>]], Minister of Defense
防火
fánghuǒ
to protect against fire
防范
fángfàn
to be on guard
防护
fánghù
to defend
防锈
fángxiù
rust prevention
防治
fángzhì
prevention and cure
HSK 6
防潮
fángcháo
damp proof
防疫
fángyì
disease prevention
防空
fángkōng
anti-aircraft defense
防艾
fángài
protecting against AIDS
防卫
fángwèi
to defend
防身
fángshēn
self-protection
防避
fángbì
protection
防毒
fángdú
defense against poison
防汛
fángxùn
flood control
防滑
fánghuá
antiskid
防守
fángshǒu
to defend
HSK 6
严防
yánfáng
to take strict precautions
防灾
fángzāi
disaster prevention

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
547
Word Frequency Rank
1,190 of 84,292