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
to embezzle
watchman
abstracted; drifting off; restless
abstracted; drifting off; restless
sincerely abiding by; to comply faithfully
sincerely abiding by; to comply faithfully
post; duty; responsibility
conservation of energy (physics)
conservation of energy (physics)
to adhere strictly (to the rules)
to adhere strictly (to the rules)
to hang around keeping a watch out for sth
senior provincial official in imperial China
(of troops stationed in a strategic area) to defend
close the country to international intercourse
defender
(man a post and) defend
to be preoccupied (idiom); to be inattentive
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