Meaning
to guard
Chinese: 守卫。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “shou” becomes a different word in each tone. 守 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 保守bǎo shǒuconservative; to guard; to keep
- 遵守zūn shǒuto comply with; to abide by; to respect (an agreement)
- 防守fáng shǒuto defend; to protect (against)
- 守护shǒu hùto guard; to protect
- 坚守jiān shǒuto hold fast to; to stick to
Example Sentence
我们要做一个守信用的人。Wǒ men yào zuò yí ge shǒu xìn yòng de rén.We should be people who keep our word.
我们Wǒ menwe要yàoto want做zuòto make一个yí gea守信用shǒu xìn yòngto keep one's word的deof人rénperson。