防

fáng
#548 most
frequent character
guard against, defend
verb

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

防 has ⻖ hills in a row as meaning part and 方 fāng as sound part, first meaning 'embankment'. The meaning then grew to 'guard, defend', 'prevent', 'anti-', and 'fort'.

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Example Sentences

我们应该防止火灾。
wǒmen yīnggāi fángzhǐ huǒzāi 。
We should guard against fires.
他总是防备陌生人。
tā zǒngshì fángbèi mòshēngrén 。
He always defends against strangers.
她学习了很多技能来防御敌人。
tā xuéxí le hěnduō jìnéng lái fángyù dírén 。
She learned many skills to defend against enemies.

Words with similar meanings

保卫bǎowèi
protect
More focused on securing or safeguarding something.
防止fángzhǐ
prevent
Emphasizes preventing an occurrence rather than just guarding against it.

Homophones

妨fáng
to hinder
房fáng
house, room, branch of an extended family

Words Starting With 防

防守fáng shǒu
defend; protect (against)
防御fáng yù
defense
防止fáng zhǐ
to prevent; to guard against; to take precautions
防治fáng zhì
prevention and cure
防疫fáng yì
disease prevention; protection against epidemic

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