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