守 — Chinese character
守
shǒu
to defend, to guard, to protect; to conserve; to wait
- Pinyin
- shǒu
- Radical
- 40 ⼧ (Roof)
- Strokes
- 6
- Components
- 宀 寸
- Formation
- ideographic — Keeping something 寸 within one's walls 宀
- Japanese
- 守 as a kanji
Common words with 守
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 遵守 | zūn shǒu | to comply with; to abide by; to respect (an agreement) |
| 保守 | bǎo shǒu | conservative; to guard |
| 守护 (守護) | shǒu hù | to guard; to protect |
| 防守 | fáng shǒu | to defend; to protect (against) |
| 坚守 (堅守) | jiān shǒu | to hold fast to; to stick to |
| 守卫 (守衛) | shǒu wèi | to guard; to defend |
| 看守 | kān shǒu | to guard; to watch over |
| 留守 | liú shǒu | to stay behind to take care of things |
| 保守派 | bǎo shǒu pài | conservative faction |
| 驻守 (駐守) | zhù shǒu | (man a post and) defend |
| 守法 | shǒu fǎ | to abide by the law |
| 守则 (守則) | shǒu zé | rules; regulations |
English words written with 守
- guard
- conservative
- conservation
- defenders
- goalkeeper
- garrison
- adjoining
- conservatism
- entrenched
- watchman
- scrooge
- punctual
守 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 11 · Analects 5 · Art of War 13 · Mencius 22 · Zhuangzi 38 · Doctrine of the Mean 1
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 5
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 9
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 16
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 28
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 32
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 37
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 52
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 67
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