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HSK 5
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)
守灵
shǒulíng
to keep watch beside a coffin
守斋
shǒuzhāi
to fast
株守
zhūshǒu
to stick to sth stubbornly
厮守
sīshǒu
to stay together
恪守
kèshǒu
to scrupulously abide by
戍守
shùshǒu
to guard
扼守
èshǒu
to hold a pass
把守
bǎshǒu
to guard
据守
jùshǒu
to guard
拘守
jūshǒu
to hold tight
持守
chíshǒu
maintain
操守
cāoshǒu
personal integrity
坚守
jiānshǒu
to hold fast to
遵守
zūnshǒu
to comply with
太守
tàishǒu
governor of a province
退守
tuìshǒu
to retreat and defend
守住
shǒuzhu
to hold on to
守信
shǒuxìn
to keep promises
驻守
zhùshǒu
(man a post and) defend
守候
shǒuhòu
to wait for
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 5
- Character Frequency Rank
- 795
- Word Frequency Rank
- 1,188 of 84,292