守 shǒu
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 宀 — roof
- Made of
- 宀 roof 寸 inch
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
守候
shǒuhòu
to wait for; to keep watch
Characters in this word
候 hòu
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 矦 target in archery
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 医护人员整夜守候在抢救室外，随时准备应对突发情况。 Yīhù rényuán zhěngyè shǒuhòu zài qiǎngjiùshì wài, suíshí zhǔnbèi yìngduì tūfā qíngkuàng. Medical staff kept watch outside the emergency room all night, ready to deal with any sudden situation.
- 母亲每天傍晚都守候在村口，等孩子放学回来。 Mǔqīn měitiān bàngwǎn dōu shǒuhòu zài cūnkǒu, děng háizi fàngxué huílái. Every evening the mother waits at the village entrance for her child to come home from school.
- 歌迷们提前几个小时就守候在剧院门口了。 Gēmímen tíqián jǐ gè xiǎoshí jiù shǒuhòu zài jùyuàn ménkǒu le. The fans had been waiting outside the theater several hours in advance.
Related words
- 保守 bǎoshǒu conservative
- 守 shǒu to guard; to follow
- 遵守 zūnshǒu to follow; to obey
- 防守 fángshǒu to defend; defence
- 坚守 jiānshǒu to hold fast to; to stick to; to defend
- 看守 kānshǒu to guard; to watch over
- 守护 shǒuhù to guard; to protect
- 守信 shǒuxìn to keep one’s word; trustworthy
- 守株待兔 shǒuzhūdàitù to wait passively for gains; to trust to chance
- 时候 shíhou time, moment
- 有时候 yǒushíhou sometimes
- 那时候 nàshíhou at that time