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HSK 3.0Vocab 5 Recognition 5 Writing 5

1.

Animated Stroke Order 防

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How to write 防 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 防

防 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

防

阝yì · place

方fāng · square

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4.

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5.

How to Use 防

Prevention and Protection

Words focusing on preventing or taking precautions against something.

预防 • yù fáng • prevent; take precautions against; guard against • HSK 5

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6.

HSK Vocabulary: 防

消防 • xiāo fáng • extinguish and protect; fire control

HSK 6

xiāo消

fáng

7.

Example Sentences

xià下

yǔ雨

tiān天

zuì最

hǎo好

chuān穿

fáng

Information

Pinyinfáng

Meaningto guard against, to defend, to prevent

Strokes6

Radical阝

Traditional防

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#1502

Zhuyinㄈㄤˊ

UnicodeU+9632

CangjieYRHHI

阝yì · place

+方fāng · square

yù预

fáng防

prevent; take precautions against; guard against

防止 • fáng zhǐ • prevent; guard against • HSK 6

HSK 6

fáng防

zhǐ止

prevent; guard against

防治 • fáng zhì • prevention and cure; preventive treatment • HSK 6

HSK 6

fáng防

zhì治

prevention and cure; preventive treatment

Defense and Guarding

Words focusing on defending or protecting against threats.

国防 • guó fáng • national defense • HSK 6

HSK 6

guó国

fáng防

national defense

防守 • fáng shǒu • defend; guard • HSK 6

HSK 6

fáng防

shǒu守

defend; guard

防御 • fáng yù • defense • HSK 6

HSK 6

fáng防

yù御

defense

防

extinguish and protect; fire control

提防 • dī fang • Beware of / Guard against

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

dī提

fang防

Beware of / Guard against

防卫 • fáng wèi • Defend / Guard

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

fáng防

wèi卫

Defend / Guard

防护 • fáng hù • Protection / Safeguarding

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

fáng防

hù护

Protection / Safeguarding

防汛 • fáng xùn • Flood prevention / Flood control

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

fáng防

xùn汛

Flood prevention / Flood control

防疫 • fáng yì • Epidemic prevention

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

fáng防

yì疫

Epidemic prevention

防

shuǐ水

de的

wài外

tào套

。

It's best to wear a waterproof coat on rainy days.

Tā他

chuān穿

le了

yī一

jiàn件

fáng防

dàn弹

bèi背

xīn心

。

He wore a bulletproof vest.

dōng冬

tiān天

yào要

fáng防

gǎn感

mào冒

。

In winter, one must guard against catching a cold.

qín勤

xǐ洗

shǒu手

shì是

yù预

fáng防

jí疾

bìng病

de的

hǎo好

fāng方

fǎ法

。

Washing hands frequently is a good way to prevent diseases

jiàn建

zhù筑

gōng工

rén人

bì必

xū须

pèi佩

dài戴

fáng防

hù护

zhuāng装

bèi备

。

Construction workers must wear protective equipment

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Characters pronounced "fang".

纺fǎngto spin (fibers into thread)
放fàngto put; set free
访fǎngto visit, to call on
方fāngsquare; honest; just now
妨fángto hinder, to obstruct
仿fǎngto imitate, to copy

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Characters with radical "阝".

陀tuósteep bank, rough terrain
郡jùnadministrative division
陛bìsteps leading throne; throne
陇lǒngmountain located between Shanxi
邹zoua surname; a place name
邢xínga surname; an ancient state name

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