防 fáng to protect; to defend; to guard against
Made up of [阝 fù 'left ear'; 'right of mound' radical 170, 方 fāng square; honest; upright radical 70]Made with 6 strokes.
Combines 'mound' perhaps suggesting a barrier and 'fang' as phonetic
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Also uses 阝 fù component: 啊 á (what?) 际 jì (border) 陵 líng (mound) 隋 suí (Sui) 险 xiǎn (danger) 阳 yáng (yang) 阴 yīn (yin) 院 yuàn (courtyard) 阻 zǔ (to hinder)
Also uses 方 fāng component: 放 fàng (let go) 访 fǎng (to visit) 纺 fǎng (fine woven silk fabric) 仿 fǎng (to imitate) 房 fáng (house) 旅 lǚ (trip) 施 shī (to grant) 族 zú (clan)
Sounds same
房 fáng (house)Different tone
方 fāng (square) 匚 fāng (basket) 访 fǎng (to visit) 纺 fǎng (fine woven silk fabric) 仿 fǎng (to imitate) 放 fàng (let go)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.