護

See also 护

Translingual

Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲): semantic 言 + phonetic 蒦

Han character

護 (radical 149 言+14, 21 strokes, cangjie input 卜口廿人水 (YRTOE), four-corner 0464₇, composition ⿰言蒦)

1. protect, guard, defend, shelter

References

• KangXi: page 1184, character 17
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 36038
• Dae Jaweon: page 1647, character 24
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 6, page 4023, character 4
• Unihan data for U+8B77

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Cantonese

Hanzi

護 (simplified 护, Yale wu6)

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Japanese

Kanji

護 (grade 5 “Kyōiku” kanji)

Readings

• On: ご (go), こ (ko)
• Kun: まもる (mamoru)

Compounds

• 弁護士 (べんごし, bengoshi, “lawyer”)
• 愛護 (あいご, aigo, “protection, kind treatment”)
• 保護 (ほご, hogo, “protection”)
• 護衛
• 護岸
• 護憲
• 護持
• 護身
• 護身術
• 護身符
• 護送
• 護符
• 護法
• 看護
• 守護
• 庇護

Proper noun

護 (hiragana まもる, romaji Mamoru)

1. A male given name

Synonyms

• 仗

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Korean

Hanja

護 (hangeul 호, revised ho, McCune-Reischauer ho, Yale ho)

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Mandarin

Hanzi

護 (simplified 护, pinyin hù (hu4), Wade-Giles hu⁴)

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Middle Chinese

Han character

護 (*hò)

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Vietnamese

Han character

護 (hộ)