捍
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to ward off (a blow); to withstand; to defend
- HSK 3.0
- Level 7–9
- Old HSK
- Level 6
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 手 +7
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 捍
- Common rank
- #4,573
- Unicode
- U+634D
Sound it out + =
Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
Words with 捍
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 捍卫者 | defender (usu. of sth abstract such as people's rights or a government policy) | |
| 捍卫 | to defend; to uphold; to safeguard |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 旱 — compare how they read.