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
护理
hùlǐ
to nurse; nursing; care
Characters in this word
理 lǐ
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 王 — king, ruler
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 术后护理若不到位，再成功的手术也可能留下并发症。 Shùhòu hùlǐ ruò bú dàowèi, zài chénggōng de shǒushù yě kěnéng liúxià bìngfāzhèng. If post-operative care is inadequate, even a successful operation may leave complications.
- 护士正在耐心护理一位刚做完手术的老人。 Hùshi zhèngzài nàixīn hùlǐ yí wèi gāng zuò wán shǒushù de lǎorén. The nurse is patiently caring for an elderly person who has just had an operation.
- 奶奶生病时，全家人轮流护理她。 Nǎinai shēngbìng shí, quánjiārén lúnliú hùlǐ tā. When Grandma was ill, the whole family took turns caring for her.
Related words
- 护照 hùzhào passport
- 保护 bǎohù to protect
- 爱护 àihù to care for and protect
- 护士 hùshi nurse
- 维护 wéihù to protect
- 辩护 biànhù to defend; defence
- 防护 fánghù to protect; protection
- 呵护 hēhù to care for; to protect tenderly
- 护 hù to protect; to guard; to shield
- 监护 jiānhù to guard; to supervise; guardianship; medical monitoring
- 看护 kānhù to care for; to nurse; to watch over
- 守护 shǒuhù to guard; to protect