守 (sau2 sau3 | shou3 shou4) : guard; look after; observe; remain

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守

sau2 sau3

shou3 shou4

[粵] sau2 | [國] shou3
[1] [v] guard; defend; garrison
[2] [v] look after; keep watch
[3] [v] observe; abide by; adhere to
[4] [v] remain; maintain; hold to

[粵] sau3 | [國] shou4
[n] [archaic] prefect

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Stroke count: 6

Level: 1

Radical: 宀 (#40)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

守

This word has been viewed 10218 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 18th Sep 2013 15:31

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嚴守 jim4 sau2 yan2 shou3 = to strictly maintain

保守 bou2 sau2 bao3 shou3 = to preserve; to guard; conservative

防守 fong4 sau2 fang2 shou3 = defend

留守 lau4 sau2 liu2 shou3 = stay behind

看守 hon1 sau2 kan1 shou3 = to guard, watch

保守黨 bou2 sau2 dong2 bao3 shou3 dang3 = the conservative party

保守主義 bou2 sau2 zyu2 ji6 bao3 shou3 zhu3 yi4 = conservatism

守衛 sau2 wai6 shou3 wei4 = to guard

守法 sau2 faat3 shou3 fa3 = to abide by the law

遵守 zeon1 sau2 zun1 shou3 = to comply with; to follow; to respect
See all 69 compounds (CantoDict reports 72 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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You can keep a secret, right?

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Decimal representation of this word: 守
Unicode code for this character: U+5b88 (off-site link)

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