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Character Decomposition
守=宀+寸
Etymology
Keeping something 寸 within one's walls 宀
Meanings
to guard
to defend
to keep watch
to abide by the law
to observe (rules or ritual)
nearby
adjoining
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Words with 守 454 total
personal integrity操守cāo shǒuto guard · to hold a fortified position · entrenched据守jù shǒuto scrupulously abide by恪守kè shǒuto adhere strictly (to the rules)谨守jǐn shǒuto guard · to watch over看守kān shǒuto hold a pass · to guard (a strategic location)扼守è shǒusenior provincial official in imperial China郡守jùn shǒuto hold tight · to cling to · to adhere · stubborn · to detain sb as prisoner拘守jū shǒuto stand a siege · trapped in a besieged city困守kùn shǒuguard's van (on train) · caboose守车shǒu chē
Idioms with 守 82 total Chain
to be content with one's lot (idiom) · to know one's place安分守己ān fèn shǒu jǐto stay up through the night (idiom)熬更守夜áo gēng shǒu yèconservative · to preserve the outmoded保残守缺bǎo cán shǒu quēto cherish the outmoded and preserve the outworn (idiom); conservative · stickler for tradition抱残守缺bào cán shǒu quē
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