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守
shǒu
1.
to guard
2.
to defend
3.
to keep watch
4.
to abide by the law
5.
to observe (rules or ritual)
6.
nearby
7.
adjoining
Very Common • Top 1%
✏️ 6 strokes
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
保守
bǎoshǒu
conservative
信守
xìnshǒu
to abide by
值守
zhíshǒu
(of a security guard etc) to be on duty, keeping an eye on things
严守
yánshǒu
to strictly maintain
困守
kùnshǒu
to stand a siege
固守
gùshǒu
to strongly defend one's position
坚守
jiānshǒu
to hold fast to
太守
tàishǒu
governor of a province
守住
shǒuzhu
to hold on to
守信
shǒuxìn
to keep promises
守候
shǒuhòu
to wait for
守备
shǒubèi
to garrison
守兵
shǒubīng
guard
守分
shǒufèn
to abide by the law
守制
shǒuzhì
to go into mourning for one's parents
守则
shǒuzé
rules
守势
shǒushì
defensive position
守丧
shǒusāng
to keep watch beside a coffin
守土
shǒutǔ
to guard one's territory
守夜
shǒuyè
night vigil
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 5
- Character Frequency Rank
- 795
- Word Frequency Rank
- 1,188 of 84,292