Memory phrase for the character: 守

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Top: roof 宀, below: skillful hand 寸

A roof or a skillful hand can guard.

宀	roof
寸	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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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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