防

fáng

defend; prevent; embankment

How to write 防, stroke by stroke

to protect; to defend; to guard against; to prevent

Pictophonetic: semantic 阝 (wall), phonetic 方

Made of 阝 + 方

防止fáng zhǐto prevent; to guard against; to take precautions
防御fáng yùdefense; to defend
防守fáng shǒuto defend; to protect (against)
以防yǐ fáng(so as) to avoid; to prevent; (just) in case
防卫fáng wèito defend; defensive; defense
消防员xiāo fáng yuánfirefighter; fireman
防线fáng xiàndefensive line or perimeter
消防xiāo fángfirefighting; fire control
防护fáng hùto defend; to protect
国防guó fángnational defense
提防dī fangto guard against; to be vigilant; watch you don't (slip); Taiwan pr. [ti2 fang2]
预防yù fángto prevent; to take precautions against; to protect; to guard against; precautionary; prophylactic

防止山火，人人有责。
fáng zhǐ shān huǒ ， rén rén yǒu zé 。
The prevention of forest fires is everyone's responsibility.
带上你的外套以防下雨。
dài shàng nǐ de wài tào yǐ fáng xià yǔ 。
Take your coat in case it rains.
进攻是最好的防御。
jìn gōng shì zuì hǎo de fáng yù 。
Attack is the best form of defense.
我的梦想是成为一名消防员。
wǒ de mèng xiǎng shì chéng wéi yì míng xiāo fáng yuán 。
My dream is to become a firefighter.
他们试图冲破敌军防线。
tā men shì tú chōng pò dí jūn fáng xiàn 。
They attempted to break through the enemy line.