Memory phrase for the character: 防

防

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Meaning

to protect, to defend, guard, dam, dike

Pronunciation

fáng

Explanation

 Left: hill 阝, right: direction/square 方

Mnemonic
 
A hill that is in one direction: The dam (dike), that protects you.

Radicals

阝 hillThis radical shows a hill. This radical 阝 is always on the left of the hanzi. (Please note that this relatively similar radical ⻏ stands for “village” and is in the character always on the right.)
方 direction, square




 Vocabulary

防治 fáng zhì  prevention and cure
谨防扒手 jǐn fáng pá shǒu  Be on guard against pickpockets!; Beware of thieves!
防油溅网 fáng yóu jiàn wǎng  splatter screen
防蚊液 fáng wén yè  mosquito repellent
防患未萌 fáng huàn wèi méng  to prevent a disaster before the event (idiom); to nip sth in the bud
防晒霜 fáng shài shuāng  suntan lotion; sunscreen cream
防毒斗篷 fáng dú dǒu péng  protective cape
堤防 dī fáng  dike; embankment; levee
防御术 fáng yù shù  defensive art
防艾 fáng ài  protecting against AIDS
预防 yù fáng  to prevent; to take precautions against; to protect; to guard against; precautionary; prophylactic
预防 yù fáng  

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