防
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to protect; to defend; to guard against; to prevent
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Dict coverage rank #389 U+9632
How 防 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
阝 (semantic, “wall”) + 方 (phonetic, fāng)
How to remember it
ward off · Heisig RSH #1061
pinnacle + compass
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 方
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 方 (fāng) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 方 sound component | fāng | square, rectangle; side; region; flag |
| 放 | fàng | to release, to liberate, to free |
| 房 | fáng | building, house, room |
| 访 | fǎng | to visit; to inquire, to ask |
| 旁 | páng | side; beside, close, nearby |
| 仿 | fǎng | to imitate, to copy; fake; as if |
| 坊 | fāng | neighborhood, district, community; street, lane; mill |
| 芳 | fāng | fragrant; beautiful, virtuous |
| 纺 | fǎng | to spin, to weave, to reel |
| 肪 | fáng | animal fat |
| 妨 | fáng | damage, harm; to impede, to obstruct; to undermine |
| 邡 | fāng | a district in Sichuan province |
| 彷 | páng | similar, alike; to resemble |
| 舫 | fǎng | yacht, fancy boat |
| 昉 | fǎng | dawn, daybreak; to appear |
| 鲂 | fáng | bream |
| 钫 | fāng | francium |
Words containing 防
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 害人之心不可有，防人之心不可无 | hài rén zhī xīn bù kě yǒu , fáng rén zhī xīn bù kě wú | refrain from hurting others, yet guard against those trying to hurt you (proverb) |
| 心理防线 | xīn lǐ fáng xiàn | psychological defenses; mental resistance |
| 生物防治 | shēng wù fáng zhì | biological control |
| 防城区 | Fáng chéng Qū | Fangcheng, a district of Fangchenggang City 防城港市[Fang2 cheng2 gang3 Shi4], Guangxi |
| 国防工业 | guó fáng gōng yè | defense industry |
| 防火长城 | Fáng huǒ Cháng chéng | Great Firewall of China (system for restricting access to foreign websites) |
| 国防语言学院 | Guó fáng Yǔ yán Xué yuàn | US Defense Language Institute (founded 1941) |
| 国防色 | guó fáng sè | (Tw) khaki; military camouflage colors |
| 国防部长 | guó fáng bù zhǎng | Defense secretary; Defense Minister |
| 防火道 | fáng huǒ dào | firebreak |
| 人防 | rén fáng | civil air defence (abbr. for 人民防空[ren2 min2 fang2 kong1]) |
| 国防 | guó fáng | national defense |
| 防水 | fáng shuǐ | waterproof |
| 心防 | xīn fáng | guardedness; wariness; mental defenses |
| 中国国防科技信息中心 | Zhōng guó Guó fáng Kē jì Xìn xī Zhōng xīn | China Defense Science and Technology Information Center (CDSTIC) |
| 海防 | Hǎi fáng | Haiphong, a major port city in northern Vietnam |
| 海防 | hǎi fáng | coastal defense |
| 防毒通道 | fáng dú tōng dào | protective passageway |
| 安防 | ān fáng | security (protection of people and property) (abbr. for 安全防范[an1 quan2 fang2 fan4]) |
| 防长 | fáng zhǎng | abbr. for 國防部長|国防部长[guo2 fang2 bu4 zhang3], Minister of Defense |