守

shǒu

ㄕㄡˇ

HSK 4TOCFL L36 strokestop 20 by use on the map →

1to guard

2to defend

3to keep watch

4to abide by the law

5to observe (rules or ritual)

6nearby

7adjoining

Etymology

ideographic · Keeping something 寸 within one's walls 宀

Radical

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

Composition

⿱宀寸

Writing

stroke order · 6

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Words with 守

守shǒu 保守bǎoshǒu 遵守zūnshǒu 防守fángshǒu 守护shǒuhù 坚守jiānshǒu 守候shǒuhòu 守株待兔shǒuzhū-dàitù 看守kānshǒu