防(fáng)

HSK 36 strokes

to protect

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Character information

Pinyin
fáng
Meaning
to protect; to defend; to guard against; to prevent
Strokes
6
HSK level
HSK 3
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 防 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰阝方

In this compound, the meaning comes from 阝 (wall); 方 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

阝fǔ方fāng

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 防 step by step

6 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 防

Common words using 防 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

xiāo消fáng防
HSK 5

firefighting

Open 消防 page →
guó国fáng防
HSK 7-9

national defense

Open 国防 page →
dī提fáng防
HSK 7-9

to guard against

Open 提防 page →
rén人fáng防

civil air defence (abbr. for 人民防空[ren2 min2 fang2 kong1])

Open 人防 page →
yǐ以fáng防

(so as) to avoid; to prevent; (just) in case

Open 以防 page →
yán严fáng防

to take strict precautions; on your guard

Open 严防 page →
yǐ以fáng防wàn万yī一

to guard against the unexpected (idiom); just in case

Open 以防万一 page →
guó国fáng防bù部

Defense Department

Open 国防部 page →

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专世丰丽义乡乱争

From 防’s common words

消国提人以严万一

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