to guard, defend, or keep watch over
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Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 守 is used in context
1
shǒu守
shí时
shì是
yì一
zhǒng种
zhòng重
yào要
de的
měi美
dé德
。
Punctuality is an important virtue
2
wǒ我
men们
bì必
xū须
zūn遵
shǒu守
jiāo交
tōng通
guī规
zé则
。
We must obey traffic rules
3
fù父
mǔ母
zǒng总
shì是
shǒu守
hù护
zhe着
hái孩
zi子
de的
chéng成
zhǎng长
。
Parents always protect their children's growth
4
wǒ我
men们
yào要
zūn遵
shǒu守
guī规
zé则
。
We must follow the rules.
5
zài在
xué学
xiào校
lǐ里
，
xué学
shēng生
yīng应
gāi该
zūn遵
shǒu守
jì纪
lǜ律
。
At school, students should obey the discipline.
6
wèi为
le了
wéi维
hù护
gōng公
gòng共
zhì秩
xù序
，
měi每
gè个
rén人
dōu都
bì必
xū须
zūn遵
shǒu守
jiāo交
tōng通
fǎ法
guī规
。
To maintain public order, everyone must comply with traffic regulations.
7
tā他
hěn很
bǎo保
shǒu守
，
bù不
xǐ喜
huān欢
biàn变
huà化
。
He is very conservative and doesn't like changes.
8
zài在
tóu投
zī资
fāng方
miàn面
，
tā她
cǎi采
qǔ取
le了
bǎo保
shǒu守
de的
cè策
lüè略
。
In terms of investment, she adopted a conservative strategy.
9
bǎo保
shǒu守
gū估
jì计
，
zhè这
ge个
xiàng项
mù目
xū需
yào要
sān三
gè个
yuè月
cái才
néng能
wán完
chéng成
。
Conservatively estimated, this project will take three months to complete.
10
mā妈
mā妈
shǒu守
hù护
zhe着
wǒ我
。
Mom protects me.
Information
Traditional守
Radical宀
Strokes6
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#1191
Zhuyinㄕㄡˇ
Components—
UnicodeU+5B88
CangjieJDI
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality