捍 hàn
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 旱 dry
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
捍卫
hànwèi
to defend; to safeguard
Characters in this word
Example phrases
- 学者有责任捍卫学术独立，而不是迎合短期舆论。 Xuézhě yǒu zérèn hànwèi xuéshù dúlì, ér bú shì yínghé duǎnqī yúlùn. Scholars have a responsibility to defend academic independence rather than cater to short-term public opinion.
- 她勇敢地站出来，捍卫自己的权利。 Tā yǒnggǎn de zhàn chūlai, hànwèi zìjǐ de quánlì. She bravely stood up to defend her rights.
- 小狗拼命叫着，捍卫着自己的小窝。 Xiǎogǒu pīnmìng jiào zhe, hànwèi zhe zìjǐ de xiǎowō. The puppy barked desperately, defending its little den.
Related words
- 卫生 wèishēng hygiene; clean
- 卫生间 wèishēngjiān bathroom; toilet
- 保卫 bǎowèi to defend
- 卫星 wèixīng satellite
- 防卫 fángwèi to defend; self-defence
- 卫视 wèishì satellite TV channel
- 自卫 zìwèi self-defence
- 遏制 èzhì to curb; to contain
- 提防 dīfang to guard against; to beware of
- 壁垒 bìlěi barrier; rampart
- 抵挡 dǐdǎng to withstand; to resist
- 黑名单 hēimíngdān blacklist