shǒu

to guard; to observe (rules or ritual); to abide by the law

HSK 5 #796

Character data

HSK 5
Frequency 796th character
Radical ⼧ (40.3)
Strokes 6
Index # 546

Definitions

守 shǒu
  1. 1. to guard
  2. 2. to observe (rules or ritual)
  3. 3. to abide by the law
  4. 4. to keep watch
  5. 5. to defend
  6. 6. nearby
  7. 7. adjoining

Stroke order

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Words containing 守

Word Meaning
conservation (e.g. of energy, momentum or heat in physics)
conservatism
defensive position; guard
to preserve one's integrity; to keep oneself pure
to observe mourning for one's parents
to retreat and defend; to withdraw and maintain one's guard
(of troops stationed in a strategic area) to defend
governor of a province
conservation law (physics)
to hold a fortified position; to guard; entrenched
close the country to international intercourse
conservatism
conservative political parties
to preserve the outmoded; conservative
to preserve the outmoded; conservative
to keep watch
total football (soccer)
to counter (a stroke in fencing)
to counter (a stroke in fencing)
to strictly maintain
(idiom) to continue in the same old rut
to stand a siege; trapped in a besieged city
to hold fast to; to stick to
hidebound by convention (idiom)
to be faithful to one's mate all one's life