HSK 4

(shǒu): defend, protect, guard

shǒu

defend, protect, guard

Pinyin

shǒu

HSK Level

Level 4

Characters

1

English Meaning

defend, protect, guard

How to Write (shǒu)

is written in 6 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6

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Origin of

Keeping something 寸 within one's walls 宀

What is Made Of

is built from 2 components:

roof
inch

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Words Using

Common Chinese words that contain :

保守

bǎoshǒu

守护

shǒuhù

遵守

zūnshǒu

防守

fángshǒu

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