守

The character "守" has 6 strokes. "守" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "守" has 1 pronunciations, . The pronunciations of "守" are "shǒu" . View the stroke order of "守">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "守"

v.: keep things as they are; maintain; observe; abide by; guard; defend; keep watch; be close to; be near

• maintain : v.维持；保持；扶养；负担；坚持；断言；主张；维护；将… 维持；养护
• observe : v.注意到；察觉到；观察到；履行；遵守；遵奉；遵从；观察；说；发现；庆祝
• abide by : 遵守, 遵循
• guard : v.守卫；保卫；警卫；保护；防范；警惕；看守；维护；监视；把守
• defend : v.保卫；保护；为…辩护；为（被告）辩护；竞赛中保住；选举中保住；防守
• keep watch : 放哨
• be close to : 接近；亲近

Form words with "守"

守边疆 guard the frontier

守江山 defend the country

守秘密 keep a secret

守贞节 remain in widowhood

守秩序 observe order

守在病床旁 watch beside the sickbed

守着水的地方 place close to water

Example phrases using "守"

• 这个女人守了大半辈子寡。

  The woman lived in widowhood most of her life.

• 妈妈通夜守在女儿床边。

  Mother sat by her daughter’s bed all night long.

• 两只虎形石兽为他守墓。

  His tomb is watched by two tiger-like stone statues.

• 护士通宵守在病人身旁。

  The nurse sat by the patient all night long.

• 今天的消费者们不再守安息日了。

  Today's consumers do not keep the Sabbath.

• 那条路那么窄，几个人可能就守得住。

  The road was so strait that a handful of men might have defended it.

• 她守着仅剩的一点自制力。

  She clung to the rags of her self-control.

• 她像德国人那样守秩序。

  She had an almost Germanic regard for order.

• 玛丽是一位贤淑慈祥、守极佳的。

  Mary was a virtuous high-principled lady.

• 只要你我还活着，我只会守着你。

  I shall keep only to you so long as you and I live.