Phonetic Reading of the Character '守'



Animated Stroke Order of 守:



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Stroke Sequence of the Character '守'



Radical:宀     Strokes:6



Pinyin & Definition:

shǒuto guard/to defend/to keep watch/to abide by the law/to observe (rules or ritual)/nearby/adjoining


Related Chinese characters:



Words with Chinese Character 守:
to guard
to defend
to keep watch
守业to preserve one's heritage
to defend the accomplishments of previous generations
to carry on the good work
守丧to keep watch beside a coffin
to observe period of mourning
守住to hold on to
to defend
to keep
守信to keep promises
守信用to keep one's word
trustworthy
守信者a man of his word
守候to wait for
to expect
to nurse
守兵guard
garrison soldier
守军defenders
守分to abide by the law
to respect the law
守则rules
regulations
守制to go into mourning for one's parents
守势defensive position
guard
守区defending zone
守卫to guard
to defend
守卫者defender
a guard
守口如瓶lit. to guard one's mouth like a closed bottle (idiom); tight-lipped
reticent
not breathing a word
守土to guard one's territory
to protect the country
守土有责duty to defend the country (idiom)