护
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hù · to defend, to guard, to protect

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HSK 3.0 · Level 7-9Frequency #2909
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7Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 护

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hùWords pronounced hù
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Example sentences

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Bié xià wǒ! wǒ de hù zhào bú jiàn le!别吓我!我的护照不见了!

You must be joking! I can't find my passport!

Source: Tatoeba #4859573 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ méi yǒu bǎo hù wǒ.你没有保护我。

You didn't protect me.

Source: Tatoeba #5091470 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā kě néng shì hù shì. wǒ bú tài kěn dìng.她可能是护士。我不太肯定。

She may be a nurse. I am not sure.

Source: Tatoeba #408467 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tǐng zhù. jiù hù chē mǎ shàng jiù lái le.挺住。救护车马上就来了。

Hang on. The ambulance will get here in just a little bit.

Source: Tatoeba #10618353 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ bǎ zì jǐ dàngchéng nǐ de jiān hù rén.我把自己当成你的监护人。

I regard myself as your guardian.

Source: Tatoeba #2029453 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ de hù zhào zài nǐ de jiākè lǐ ma.你的护照在你的夹克里吗。

Is your passport in your jacket?

Source: Tatoeba #13058806 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 护 in context

  1. Say hù, then recall the core meaning: to defend, to guard, to protect.
  2. Write all 7 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 护照 (hù zhào), meaning “passport”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 护 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.