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守 = 宀 + 寸

守 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “defend”. It is built from 宀 (roof) and 寸 (inch). It appears as a component in 3 other characters in this index.

Keyword

defend

Pinyin (Mandarin)

shǒu

Script

Chinese hanzi

Also known as

defend, protect, guard, conserve, защищать, охранять, сохранять, protect, guard, conserve

Same glyph as a Japanese kanji

守 guard

Decomposition

Characters that contain 守

• 垨 垨
• 狩 winter hunting
• 酧 to pledge with wine

How to find 守 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “roof” + “inch”. 守 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 守 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.