防 fáng
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 阝 — place, town, city
- Made of
- 阝 place, town, city 方 square, rectangle
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
防
fáng
to guard against
Character
Example phrases
- 防雨衣在哪。 Fáng yǔ yī zài nǎ. Where is the raincoat.
- 防火很重要。 Fáng huǒ hěn zhòng yào. Fire safety is very important.
- 要防小偷。 Yào fáng xiǎo tōu. We must guard against thieves.