守
to guard; to defend; to keep watch; to abide by the law; to observe (rules or ritual); nearby; adjoining
6 strokes
Dict coverage rank #654 U+5B88
How 守 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
Keeping something 寸 within one's walls 宀
How to remember it
guard · Heisig RSH #192
glue + house
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 守 as their sound component
These characters all use 守 (shǒu) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 守 sound component | shǒu | to defend, to guard, to protect; to conserve; to wait |
| 狩 | shòu | winter hunting; a hunting dog; an imperial tour |
Words containing 守
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 有为有守 | yǒu wéi yǒu shǒu | able to act while maintaining one's integrity (idiom); also written 有守有為|有守有为[you3 shou3 y… |
| 守正不阿 | shǒu zhèng bù ē | to be strictly just and impartial |
| 守门人 | shǒu mén rén | gatekeeper |
| 保守主义 | bǎo shǒu zhǔ yì | conservatism |
| 守门员 | shǒu mén yuán | goalkeeper |
| 守信用 | shǒu xìn yòng | to keep one's word; trustworthy |
| 守身如玉 | shǒu shēn rú yù | to keep oneself pure; to preserve one's integrity; to remain chaste |
| 守分 | shǒu fèn | to abide by the law; to respect the law |
| 守法 | shǒu fǎ | to abide by the law |
| 守车 | shǒu chē | guard's van (on train); caboose |
| 守空房 | shǒu kōng fáng | to stay home alone (of married woman) |
| 守门 | shǒu mén | to keep goal; on duty as gatekeeper |
| 守时 | shǒu shí | punctual |
| 守成 | shǒu chéng | to preserve the accomplishments of previous generations; to carry on the good work of one'… |
| 独守空房 | dú shǒu kōng fáng | (of a married woman) to stay home alone |
| 防守者 | fáng shǒu zhě | defender |
| 守制 | shǒu zhì | to go into mourning for one's parents |
| 守业 | shǒu yè | to preserve one's heritage; to defend the accomplishments of previous generations; to carr… |
| 守卫者 | shǒu wèi zhě | defender; a guard |
| 死守 | sǐ shǒu | to defend one's property to the death; to cling obstinately to old habits; die-hard |