WHOLE CHARACTER
护
to protect; to guard; to shield; to be partial to
护 guards with the hand: protection (保护), a passport (护照), and the nurse (护士).
ZDIC: 形声，从扌、户声.
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护
to protect; to guard; to shield; to be partial to
护 guards with the hand: protection (保护), a passport (护照), and the nurse (护士).
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WHOLE GLYPH & STRUCTURE
left / right
ZDIC: 形声，从扌、户声.
MEANING: THE HAND — PROTECTING BY ACTION
扌
hand (from 手)
The left-side hand form; not a standalone page.
In 护: meaning: the hand — protecting by action Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.
SOUND SIDE: 户 (HÙ)
户
door; household
Standalone meaning is kept separate from its role in other characters.
In 护: sound side: 户 (hù) The whole syllable hù matches exactly; 户 itself means door/household.
Tone 4
- to protect; to guard
- to shield; to be partial to
- 保护to protect
- 护照passport
- 护士nurse (second syllable neutral tone)
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