防

fáng

f+áng·2nd tone

to protect · to defend

Radical: 阝 Strokes: 6 HSK 3

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

阳阿阴隐陈陵都院部附险降

Same radical

阳阿阴隐陈陵都院部附险降邪郁随

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Character Decomposition

防=阝+方

Etymology

wall

Meanings

to protect

to defend

to guard against

to prevent

fáng

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Words with 防 267 total

to lay out a defense布防bù fáng frontier defense边防biān fáng to relieve a garrison · to change guard complement换防huàn fáng Haiphong, a major port city in northern Vietnam海防Hǎi fáng air force · air defense空防kōng fáng

Idioms with 防 39 total Chain

to be caught off guard · without warning猝不及防cù bù jí fáng to nip in the bud杜渐防萌dù jiān fáng méng (idiom) virtually impossible to prevent防不胜防fáng bù shèng fáng to prevent a disaster before the event (idiom); to nip sth in the bud防患未萌fáng huàn wèi méng to prevent troubles before the event (idiom) · to forestall · to nip sth in the bud防患未然fáng huàn wèi rán

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