捍

hàn

to ward off (a blow)

to withstand; to defend

hand (扌) + phonetic hàn (旱) = ward off with your hands

The hand radical anchors the physical act of holding something off or shielding against force. 旱 contributes the sound hàn and does not carry the defensive meaning.

扌+旱→捍

扌HandSemantic

旱DroughtPhonetic

我们要捍卫自己的权利。

wǒ men yào hàn wèi zì jǐ de quán lì。

We must defend our own rights.

士兵们用生命捍卫了这片土地。

shì bīng men yòng shēng mìng hàn wèi le zhè piàn tǔ dì。

The soldiers defended this land with their lives.

Words with 捍

捍卫

hàn wèi

to defend; to uphold; to safeguard

捍卫者

hàn wèi zhě

defender (usu. of sth abstract such as people's rights or a government policy)

More characters with 扌

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