捍 (hàn): to ward off (a blow), to withstand, to defend
捍 (hàn) is a Chinese character meaning “to ward off (a blow).” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 扌 (semantic) and 旱 (phonetic). It ranks #2856 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 捍 hand. Its radical form 扌 (hand) appears in many related characters such as 手 (shǒu, hand), 打 (dǎ, hit, make), 找 (zhǎo, to look for).
Definitions
- to ward off (a blow)
- to withstand
- to defend
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 捍卫 | hàn wèi | to defend |
| 捍卫者 | hàn wèi zhě | defender (usu. of sth abstract such as people's rights or a government policy) |
捍 appears in 2 compound words: 100 as the first character, 0 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 捍 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
他捍起袖子，开始认真地打扫房间。
tā hàn qǐ xiù zǐ , kāi shǐ rèn zhēn dì dǎ sǎo fáng jiān .
He rolled up his sleeves and began cleaning the room thoroughly.
...特兰大联储行长博斯蒂克临别之际发文 强调捍卫联储会独立性
. . . tè lán dà lián chǔ háng cháng bó sī dì kè lín bié zhī jì fā wén qiáng diào hàn wèi lián chǔ huì dú lì xìng
... Transtario Fed President Bostic issued a parting document emphasizing the defense of the independence of the Federal Reserve
好戏还在后头!川普国情咨文捍卫经济政绩 预言关税收入将取代所得税
hǎo xì hái zài hòu tóu ! chuān pǔ guó qíng zī wén hàn wèi jīng jì zhèng jì yù yán guān shuì shōu rù jiāng qǔ dài suǒ dé shuì
The good show is yet to come! Trump's State of the Union address defends economic performance and predicts that tariff revenue will replace income tax
中工捍卫经营权!法律战剑指宝佳
zhōng gōng hàn wèi jīng yíng quán ! fǎ lǜ zhàn jiàn zhǐ bǎo jiā
China Workers Defend the Right to Operate! The legal battle sword points to Baojia
拖吊要价10万 新北拟纳定型化契约捍卫消费者权益
tuō diào yāo jià 1 0 wàn xīn běi nǐ nà dìng xíng huà qì yuē hàn wèi xiāo fèi zhě quán yì
The asking price of towing is 100,000 yuan, and New Taipei City plans to adopt a stereotyped contract to defend consumer rights and interests
总统邀五院茶叙 钟佳滨:可协调院际捍格、厘清关税议题
zǒng tǒng yāo wǔ yuàn chá xù zhōng jiā bīn : kě xié diào yuàn jì hàn gé , lí qīng guān shuì yì tí
The president invited the five houses to have a tea talk. Zhong Jiabin: It is possible to coordinate inter-house defense and clarify tariff issues
我会捍卫我的原则。
Wǒ huì hànwèi wǒ de yuánzé.
I'll stick to my principles.
Character Family
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