防 (fáng): To guard against — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

HSK 3.0Vocab 5 Recognition 5 Writing 5

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Stroke Order Diagrams 防

Character Breakdown

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防=阝hill+方square

A hill (阜) provides a barrier, and a side (方) adds direction — to guard or defend against threats.

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HSK Vocabulary: 防

HSK words that contain this character.

预防

yù fáng

prevent; take precautions against; guard against

HSK 5

国防

guó fáng

national defense

HSK 6

消防

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 防 is used in context

dōng冬

tiān天

yào要

fáng防

gǎn感

mào冒

。

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extinguish and protect; fire control

HSK 6

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

xiāo消

fáng防

yuán员

xùn迅

sù速

gǎn赶

dào到

huǒ火

zāi灾

xiàn现

chǎng场

。

Firefighters quickly arrived at the fire scene

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Characters pronounced "fang".

fǎng纺 fàng放 fǎng访 fāng方 fáng妨 fǎng仿

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "阝".

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