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
防护
fánghù
to protect; protection
Characters in this word
护 hù
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 户 door
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 施工现场若缺乏防护措施，小事故也可能演变成严重伤亡。 Shīgōng xiànchǎng ruò quēfá fánghù cuòshī, xiǎo shìgù yě kěnéng yǎnbiàn chéng yánzhòng shāngwáng. If a construction site lacks protective measures, even a small accident may develop into serious casualties.
- 工人戴上安全帽和手套，做好防护再开始工作。 Gōngrén dài shàng ānquánmào hé shǒutào, zuòhǎo fánghù zài kāishǐ gōngzuò. The workers put on hard hats and gloves and got properly protected before starting work.
- 骑自行车要戴头盔，这是最基本的防护。 Qí zìxíngchē yào dài tóukuī, zhè shì zuì jīběn de fánghù. You should wear a helmet when cycling; it is the most basic protection.
Related words
- 防 fáng to guard against
- 防止 fángzhǐ to prevent
- 预防 yùfáng to prevent
- 防治 fángzhì to prevent and treat
- 消防 xiāofáng fire safety; firefighting
- 提防 dīfang to guard against; to beware of
- 防盗 fángdào anti-theft; to guard against theft
- 防范 fángfàn to guard against; to prevent
- 防火墙 fánghuǒqiáng firewall; fire wall
- 防守 fángshǒu to defend; defence
- 防卫 fángwèi to defend; self-defence
- 防汛 fángxùn flood prevention; to guard against floods