Chinese Character 守 Meanings and components.

Form

守

Meaning

守 meaning[3] in English

To Guard.

To Defend.

To Keep Watch.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 守 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are 'roof' radical in … (宀) , and a unit of … (寸)

Its radical[1] is: 宀 (mian2) which means: 'Roof' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 40), Occurring In 家, 定, 安 Etc, See Also 寶蓋|宝盖[Bao3 Gai4], .宀mian2'roof' radical …

In cangjie it is written with JDI

How to write 守

To write守shou3to guard you should write a combination of 宀mian2'roof' radical … , 寸cun4a unit … arranged in a 吕 shape:

宀 + 寸 = 守

守 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 守 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 守, looks as follow:

守
Pinyin:shou3 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: To Guard . To Defend . To Keep Watch . To Abide By The Law . To Observe (Rules Or Ritual) . Nearby . Adjoining
宀
Pinyin:mian2
Meaning[3]: 'Roof' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 40), Occurring In 家, 定, 安 Etc . See Also 寶蓋|宝盖[Bao3 Gai4]
寸
Pinyin:cun4
Meaning[3]: A Unit Of Length . Inch . Thumb

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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