shǒu

defend, protect, guard, conserve

HSK 5 #796

DEFINITIONS

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

STROKES

WORDS

恒 shǒu héng conservation (e.g. of energy, momentum or heat in physics); to remain constant (of a number)
主义 bǎo shǒu zhǔ yì conservatism
势 shǒu shì defensive position; guard
身 shǒu shēn to keep oneself pure; to preserve one's integrity; to remain chaste
孝 shǒu xiào to observe mourning for one's parents
退 tuì shǒu to retreat and defend; to withdraw and maintain one's guard
zhèn shǒu (of troops stationed in a strategic area) to defend; (fig.) to stand guard; to protect
tài shǒu governor of a province
恒定律 shǒu héng dìng lǜ conservation law (physics)
jù shǒu to guard; to hold a fortified position; entrenched
闭关自 bì guān zì shǒu close the country to international intercourse
主義 bǎo shǒu zhǔ yì conservatism
黨 bǎo shǒu dǎng conservative political parties
保残缺 bǎo cán shǒu quē conservative; to preserve the outmoded
保殘缺 bǎo cán shǒu quē conservative; to preserve the outmoded
zhí shǒu (of a security guard etc) to be on duty, keeping an eye on things; to keep watch
全攻全 quán gōng quán shǒu total football (soccer)
划圆防 huà yuán fáng shǒu to counter (a stroke in fencing)
劃圓防 huà yuán fáng shǒu to counter (a stroke in fencing)
yán shǒu to strictly maintain
因循舊 yīn xún shǒu jiù (idiom) to continue in the same old rut; diehard conservative attitudes
kùn shǒu to stand a siege; trapped in a besieged city
jiān shǒu to hold fast to; to stick to
成規 mò shǒu chéng guī hidebound by convention (idiom)
一而终 shǒu yī ér zhōng to be faithful to one's mate all one's life