fáng

to prevent; to protect; to defend

HSK 5 #548

Character data

HSK 5
Frequency 548th character
Radical ⾩ (170.4)
Strokes 6
Index # 576

Definitions

防 fáng
  1. 1. to prevent
  2. 2. to protect
  3. 3. to defend
  4. 4. to guard against

Stroke order

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Words containing 防

Word Meaning
refrain from hurting others, yet guard against those trying to hurt you (proverb)
Kinderdijk, village in the Netherlands
to prepare to meet the enemy head-on
to prepare to meet the enemy head-on
psychological barrier
psychological barrier
strategic defense initiative (SDI)
strategic defense initiative (SDI)
to fight corruption and forestall moral degeneration
to fight corruption and forestall moral degeneration
to relieve a garrison; to change guard complement
radiological defense
radiological defense
open attack is clear, hidden harm is harder
easy to avoid open attack, not secret attack
easy to guard against open attack, not hidden
easy to dodge open attack, hard to block hidden
to nip in the bud
to nip in the bud
nuclear defense
parsnip (Pastinaca sativa)
parsnip (Pastinaca sativa)
legitimate defense; reasonable self-defense
firefighter; fireman
firefighter; fireman