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Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "守"

Printable Handwriting Practice Worksheet of the Chinese character 守

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Printable Stroke Order Practice Worksheet of "守"

Printable Stroke Order Practice Worksheet of the Chinese character 守

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Pinyin shǒu

Radical

宀

Strokes

Definition

to guard

Usage

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厮守 sī shǒu

to stay together / to rely on one another

固守 gù shǒu

to strongly defend one's position / to be entrenched / to cling to

坚守 jiān shǒu

to hold fast to / to stick to

遵守 zūn shǒu

to comply with / to abide by / to respect (an agreement)

太守 tài shǒu

governor of a province

守卫 shǒu wèi

to guard / to defend

守孝 shǒu xiào

to observe mourning for one's parents

守城 shǒu chéng

Defend the city

防守 fáng shǒu

to defend / to protect (against)

看守 kān shǒu

to guard / to watch over

守护 shǒu hù

to guard / to protect

守军 shǒu jūn

defenders

驻守 zhù shǒu

(man a post and) defend

留守 liú shǒu

to stay behind to take care of things

镇守 zhèn shǒu

(of troops stationed in a strategic area) to defend / (fig.) to stand guard / to protect

守备 shǒu bèi

to garrison / to stand guard / on garrison duty

失守 shī shǒu

(military) (of a city etc) to fall into enemy hands / (fig.) to take a turn for the worse

守御 shǒu yù

to defend

把守 bǎ shǒu

to guard

死守 sǐ shǒu

to defend one's property to the death / to cling obstinately to old habits / die-hard

守寡 shǒu guǎ

to live as widow / to observe widowhood

安分守己 ān fèn shǒu jǐ

to be content with one's lot (idiom) / to know one's place

恪守 kè shǒu

to scrupulously abide by

因循守旧 yīn xún shǒu jiù

(idiom) to continue in the same old rut / diehard conservative attitudes

守则 shǒu zé

rules / regulations

玩忽职守 wán hū zhí shǒu

to neglect one's duty / dereliction of duty / malpractice

守恒 shǒu héng

conservation (e.g. of energy, momentum or heat in physics) / to remain constant (of a number)

守恒定律 shǒu héng dìng lǜ

conservation law (physics)

恪尽职守 kè jìn zhí shǒu

dedicated / devoted

戍守 shù shǒu

to guard

扼守 è shǒu

to hold a pass / to guard (a strategic location)

守拙 shǒu zhuō

to remain honest and poor

守株待兔 shǒu zhū dài tù

lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom) / to wait idly for opportunities / to trust to chance rather than show initiative

擅离职守 shàn lí zhí shǒu

to abscond / to be absent without leave

操守 cāo shǒu

personal integrity

守旧 shǒu jiù

conservative / reactionary

保守 bǎo shǒu

conservative / to guard / to keep

守候 shǒu hòu

to wait for / to expect / to keep watch / to watch over / to nurse

守口如瓶 shǒu kǒu rú píng

lit. to guard one's mouth like a closed bottle (idiom); tight-lipped / reticent / not breathing a word

严守 yán shǒu

to strictly maintain

蹲守 dūn shǒu

to hang around keeping a watch out for sth

遵纪守法 zūn jì shǒu fǎ

observe law and discipline / observe disciplines and obey laws

郡守 jùn shǒu

senior provincial official in imperial China

闭关自守 bì guān zì shǒu

close the country to international intercourse

How to write 守

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Meaning of 守

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