守 (shǒu): meaning and stroke order
守 (shǒu) means to guard, to defend, to keep watch, to abide by the law, to observe (rules or ritual).
守
- Simplified
- 守
- Traditional
- 守 (same form)
- Pinyin
- shǒu
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Stroke order of 守
守
- shǒu to guard; to defend
- 6 strokes
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Meaning of 守
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shǒu
- to guard
- to defend
- to keep watch
- to abide by the law
- to observe (rules or ritual)
- nearby
- adjoining
Radical and structure
- 守
- Radical 宀 (Kangxi radical 40) · 6 strokes · 宀 on top, 寸 below
Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan database. Structure: the shapes a character is written with (BabelStone IDS), not necessarily parts that carry meaning or sound.
Words with 守
- 防守 fáng shǒu to defend; to protect (against)
- 坚守 jiān shǒu to hold fast to; to stick to
- 守株待兔 shǒu zhū dài tù lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom); to wait idly for opportunities
- 守信 shǒu xìn to keep promises
- 遵守 zūn shǒu to comply with; to abide by; to respect (an agreement)
守 in our stories
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爷爷来店里，给他讲了一个老故事：一个农民看见兔子撞死在树下，就天天守在树旁边，再也不种地了。
yéye lái diàn lǐ gěi tā jiǎng le yí gè lǎo gùshi yí gè nóngmín kànjiàn tùzi zhuàng sǐ zài shù xià jiù tiāntiān shǒu zài shù pángbiān zài yě bú zhòng dì le
His grandfather came to the shop and told him an old story: a farmer saw a hare run into a tree and die, so he sat by the tree every day and never worked his field again.
From the story Waiting by the tree stump HSK 4
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守仙草的仙童拦住她，两人打了起来。她拼命抢到了仙草，自己也受了重伤，却终于救活了许仙。
shǒu xiāncǎo de xiāntóng lán zhù tā liǎng rén dǎ le qǐlai tā pīnmìng qiǎng dào le xiāncǎo zìjǐ yě shòu le zhòngshāng què zhōngyú jiù huó le Xǔ Xiān
The immortal boys guarding the herb stopped her and they fought. She desperately seized the herb and was badly wounded herself, but at last she brought Xu Xian back to life.
From the story The Legend of the White Snake HSK 7–9 · Level 9
Stories using 守
- Waiting by the tree stump HSK 4
- The Legend of the White Snake HSK 7–9 · Level 9
Dictionary data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data: Hanzi Writer data, derived from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License). Animation: Hanzi Writer (MIT licence). Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan (Unicode License v3).