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Information of 守

Pinyin shǒu

Radical

宀

Strokes

6 strokes

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Definition

to guard

守 [shǒu] 1. 保持，卫护。 Keep and protect. 2. 看管。 Look after. 3. 在一个地方不动。 Stay in one place without moving. 4. 遵照。 Follow, abide by. 5. 维持原状，不想改变。 Maintain the status quo, do not seek change. 6. 呆在一起。 Stay together. 7. 节操。 High moral principles. 8. 靠近，依傍。 Near, depend on. 9. 古代官名。 Ancient official title. 10. 姓。 Surname. 1. 保持，卫护：～成（在事业上保持前人的成就）。～御。～身（爱护自身，保持自己的品节）。 Keep and protect: Maintain predecessors' achievements in one's career. Guard oneself (care for oneself, uphold moral integrity). 2. 看管：看～。 Look after: Watch over. 3. 在一个地方不动：～株待兔。留～。 Stay in one place: Stay still waiting for opportunities. Stay still. 4. 遵照：遵～。～法。～时。 Follow: Obey. Follow the law. Follow the time. 5. 维持原状，不想改变：保～。因循～旧。 Maintain status quo: Preserve. Stick to outdated practices. 6. 呆在一起：厮～。 Stay together: Stay close. 7. 节操：操～。 High moral principles: Uphold integrity. 8. 靠近，依傍：～着水的地方，可多种稻子。 Near, depend on: Areas near water can plant more rice. 9. 古代官名：太～。～祧（中国周代掌管祭祀宗庙的官）。 Ancient title: Grand Guardian. Guardian of ancestral temples. 10. 姓。 Surname. 名：官吏的职责，职守。 Noun: The duty and responsibility of officials. 同本义 (duty; post): 1. 例：五载一巡守。节操; 操守 (high moral principle): 1. 例：妾为情缘，葳蕤之质，一朝失守。秦代郡的长官名，汉代更名太守… The title of an official in the Qin dynasty, changed to Tai Shou in the Han dynasty… 州郡地方政府所在地 (government place): 1. 例：维梁之西，其蔽曰某山，某守曰兴州。原则，规范，准则 (principle): 1. 例：如:有为存守;喜之以验其守。动： 1. 遵守;奉行 (observe; keep; abide by): 例：故治国无法则乱，守法而弗变则悖。 2. 坚持，保持;保守 (stick to; keep): 例：守成上文，遭祸右武，未有易此者也。 3. 看守，看管 (keep watch): 例：汤为儿守舍。 4. 保卫;防守，与“攻”相对 (defend): 例：俾守我王。 5. 掌管 (be in charge of): 例：地广，民众，万物多，故分五官而守之。 6. 收捕 (arrest): 例：昭应闻此，必劝楚王益兵守雍氏。 7. 依靠;依傍 (depend on): 例：如:守亲。 8. 请求 (ask): 例：数守大将军光，为丁外人求侯。 9. 守侯;守护 (guard): 例：去来江口守空船，绕船月明江水寒。 10. 做郡的知州 (be governor): 例：滕子京谪守巴陵郡。 *引自繁体辞典解释，通「狩」。 (Referenced from traditional dictionary definitions; also related to "hunting.")

厮守 sī shǒu

to stay together / to rely on one another

固守 gù shǒu

to strongly defend one's position / to be entrenched / to cling to

坚守 jiān shǒu

to hold fast to / to stick to

遵守 zūn shǒu

to comply with / to abide by / to respect (an agreement)

太守 tài shǒu

governor of a province

守卫 shǒu wèi

to guard / to defend

守孝 shǒu xiào

to observe mourning for one's parents

守城 shǒu chéng

Defend the city

防守 fáng shǒu

to defend / to protect (against)

看守 kān shǒu

to guard / to watch over

守护 shǒu hù

to guard / to protect

守军 shǒu jūn

defenders

驻守 zhù shǒu

(man a post and) defend

留守 liú shǒu

to stay behind to take care of things

镇守 zhèn shǒu

(of troops stationed in a strategic area) to defend / (fig.) to stand guard / to protect

守备 shǒu bèi

to garrison / to stand guard / on garrison duty

失守 shī shǒu

(military) (of a city etc) to fall into enemy hands / (fig.) to take a turn for the worse

守御 shǒu yù

to defend

把守 bǎ shǒu

to guard

死守 sǐ shǒu

to defend one's property to the death / to cling obstinately to old habits / die-hard

守寡 shǒu guǎ

to live as widow / to observe widowhood

安分守己 ān fèn shǒu jǐ

to be content with one's lot (idiom) / to know one's place

恪守 kè shǒu

to scrupulously abide by

因循守旧 yīn xún shǒu jiù

(idiom) to continue in the same old rut / diehard conservative attitudes

守则 shǒu zé

rules / regulations

玩忽职守 wán hū zhí shǒu

to neglect one's duty / dereliction of duty / malpractice

守恒 shǒu héng

conservation (e.g. of energy, momentum or heat in physics) / to remain constant (of a number)

守恒定律 shǒu héng dìng lǜ

conservation law (physics)

恪尽职守 kè jìn zhí shǒu

dedicated / devoted

戍守 shù shǒu

to guard