守
HSK 4freq #2638
Meanings
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- 1.to guard
- 2.to defend
- 3.to keep watch
- 4.to abide by the law
- 5.to observe (rules or ritual)
- 6.nearby
- 7.adjoining
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Wiktionary
- 1.to keep; to maintain; to preserve
- 2.to abide by; to follow; to comply with
- 3.to defend; to protect; to keep watch
- 4.to approach; to come closer; to draw near
- 5.57th tetragram of the Taixuanjing; "guardedness" (𝌾)
- 6.a surname
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Etymology
Ideogrammic compound (會意 /会意): 宀 (“roof; building”) + 寸 (“hand”); to guard, keep, or defend a place (e.g., a building whose roof is visible on top of the character). It's possible that 寸 (original form of 肘 (OC *tkuʔ)) is also a phonetic component. A more conservative version is 㝊, in which 又 is not a phonetic component.
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Stroke order
Components
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Example sentences
他怠忽職守了。
He neglected his duties.
她守著這個秘密。
She kept the secret to herself.
士兵們守衛著這座橋。
The soldiers were guarding the bridge.
瑪麗要求她的兒子守規矩。
Mary asked her son to behave himself.
我們不能一直把它當秘密守著。
We can't keep this a secret forever.
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Synonyms
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Derived terms
一錢太守一钱太守一麾出守三風太守三风太守不守不守婦道不守妇道不守小節不守小节不守本分不守細行不守细行主守事守二守以守為攻以守为攻以攻為守以攻为守伏櫪守株伏枥守株保守信守信守不渝保守主義保守主义保守派保殘守缺保残守缺
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Related words
防守 to defend遵守 to comply with; to abide by; to respect (an agreement)保守 conservative守护 to guard坚守 to hold fast to守候 to wait for困守 to stand a siege守岁 to see in the New Year退守 to retreat and defend死守 to defend one's property to the death守旧 conservative守成 to preserve the accomplishments of previous generations