Memory phrase for the Kanji: 守
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守 |
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Meaning
| to guard, defend, protect, to observe (rules)
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Pronunciation |
shǒu |
Explanation |
Top: roof 宀, below: skillful hand 寸 |
Mnemonic
| A roof or a skillful hand can guard.
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Radicals
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宀
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roof | |
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寸
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skillful hand | Image of a hand 一 forearm 丨 and pulse 丶. It was originally also the distance of one inch (Length: 1 ts'wun = 3.72 cm) from the hand's palm to the pulse. This also stood for a small amount. In the mnemonic, it is used as "skillful hand". |
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Vocabulary
| 保守 |
bǎo shǒu |
(politically) conservative; to guard; to keep |
| 防守 |
fáng shǒu |
defend; protect (against) |
| 遵守 |
zūn shǒu |
to comply with; to abide by; to respect (an agreement) |
| 擅离职守 |
shàn lí zhí shǒu |
AWOL (Absent Without Leave, military term) |
| 扼守 |
è shǒu |
to hold a pass; to guard (a strategic location) |
| 恪守 |
kè shǒu |
to scrupulously abide by |
| 恪守 |
kè shǒu |
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