fáng to protect; to defend; to guard against

Made up of [ 'left ear'; 'right of mound' radical 170, fāng square; honest; upright radical 70]
Made with 6 strokes.
Combines 'mound' perhaps suggesting a barrier and 'fang' as phonetic

Related characters


Also uses component: á (what?) (border) ; líng (mound) ; suí (Sui) ; xiǎn (danger) ; yáng (yang) ; yīn (yin) ; yuàn (courtyard) ; (to hinder)
Also uses fāng component: fàng (let go) 访 fǎng (to visit) ; fǎng (fine woven silk fabric) ; 仿 fǎng (to imitate) ; fáng (house) ; (trip) ; shī (to grant) ; (clan)

Sounds same

fáng (house)

Different tone

fāng (square) ; fāng (basket) ; 访 fǎng (to visit) ; fǎng (fine woven silk fabric) ; 仿 fǎng (to imitate) ; fàng (let go)

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Pronunciation

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Proverbs

明枪易躲,暗箭难防 míng qiāng yì duǒ, àn jiàn nán fáng It is difficult to guard against furtive attacks
防微杜渐 fáng wēi dù jiàn A stitch in time saves nine. Tackle problems when they are small and can be dealt with before they get out of hand.