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護 護 hù Definition: 1. 使不受侵犯和損害。 [En.] To keep from being invaded and harmed. Examples: 保護 (to protect), 護衛 (to guard), 護理 (to nurse), 護士 (nurse), 護航 (to provide escort), 護林 (to safeguard the forest), 辯護 (to defend), 守護 (to safeguard). 2. 救助。 [En.] To help or assist. Example: 護護 (to assist). 3. 掩蔽，包庇。 [En.] To conceal, to shelter. Examples: 護短 (to conceal one's faults), 庇護 (to shelter). Additional Meanings: 1. 同本義 ([En.] defend; guard; safeguard) Example: 唐· 柳宗元《童區寄傳》：吏護還之鄉 (The officials protected their return to their hometown). Example: 明· 魏禧《大鐵椎傳》：吾欲護汝 (I wish to protect you). Example: 清· 邵長蘅《青門剩稿》：從我殺賊護家室 (To protect my family by killing robbers). Example: 貫鐵絙護之 (To guard with iron chains). Example: 護隊 (a military unit established for defense), 護藏 (to protect scriptures), 護樑 (a beam for guard duty on a city tower), 護鏡 (a protective mirror on armor). 2. 愛護 ([En.] take good care of) Example: 《聊齋志異·促織》：備極護愛 (To take utmost care). Example: 護書 (a rectangular wooden box for documents), 護頭 (not allowing a child to have a haircut), 護槽 (a trough for horses to eat without human interference). 3. 袒護;包庇 ([En.] be partial to; shield from censure) Example: 清· 劉開《問說》：謹護其失 (To carefully shield one's mistakes). Example: 護庇 (to condone; to shelter), 護相容隱 (to protect and tolerate), 護失 (to excuse one's faults). 4. 監視;監督 ([En.] supervise) Example: 《說文》：護，救視也 (To guard is to assist and watch). Example: 《史記》：有白馬將出護其兵 (A white horse general goes to protect his troops). 5. 救助 ([En.] help sb. in danger or difficulty; succor) Example: 《史記·蕭相國世家》：高祖爲布衣時， 何數以吏事護 高祖 (When he was a commoner, he often helped Emperor Gaozu with official matters). 6. 總領 ([En.] command) Example: 《史記·樂毅傳》：樂毅於是並護 趙、 楚、 韓、 魏、 燕之兵以伐 齊，破之 濟西 (Leyi thus commanded the forces of Zhao, Chu, Han, Wei, and Yan to attack Qi and successfully defeated them west of the canal).