| 守 | [ shoǔ ] to guard, to defend, to keep watch, to abide by the law, to observe (rules or ritual), nearby, adjoining |
| 守一而終 | [ shoǔ yī ér zhōng ] to be faithful to one's mate all one's life |
| 守住 | [ shoǔ zhu ] to hold on to, to defend, to keep, to guard |
| 守信 | [ shoǔ xìn ] to keep promises |
| 守信用 | [ shoǔ xìn yòng ] to keep one's word, trustworthy |
| 守候 | [ shoǔ hoù ] to wait for, to expect, to keep watch, to watch over, to nurse |
| 守備 | [ shoǔ beì ] to garrison, to stand guard, on garrison duty |
| 守兵 | [ shoǔ bīng ] guard, garrison soldier |
| 守分 | [ shoǔ fèn ] to abide by the law, to respect the law |
| 守制 | [ shoǔ zhì ] to go into mourning for one's parents |
| 守則 | [ shoǔ zé ] rules, regulations |
| 守勢 | [ shoǔ shì ] defensive position, guard |
| 守口如瓶 | [ shoǔ koǔ rú píng ] lit. to guard one's mouth like a closed bottle (idiom); tight-lipped, reticent, not breathing a word |
| 守喪 | [ shoǔ sāng ] to keep watch beside a coffin, to observe a period of mourning |
| 守土 | [ shoǔ tǔ ] to guard one's territory, to protect the country |
| 守土有責 | [ shoǔ tǔ yoǔ zé ] duty to defend the country (idiom) |
| 守夜 | [ shoǔ yè ] to be on all-night duty, to be on night watch, to keep a vigil |
| 守孝 | [ shoǔ ] to observe mourning for one's parents |
| 守宮 | [ shoǔ gōng ] gecko, house lizard |
| 守寡 | [ shoǔ guǎ ] to live as widow, to observe widowhood |
| 守恆 | [ shoǔ héng ] conservation (e.g. of energy, momentum or heat in physics), to remain constant (of a number) |
| 守恆定律 | [ shoǔ héng dìng lǜ ] conservation law (physics) |
| 守成 | [ shoǔ chéng ] to preserve the accomplishments of previous generations, to carry on the good work of one's predecessors |
| 守拙 | [ shoǔ zhuō ] to remain honest and poor |
| 守敵 | [ shoǔ dí ] enemy defense, enemy garrison |
| 守時 | [ shoǔ shí ] punctual |
| 守更 | [ shoǔ gēng ] to keep watch during the night |
| 守服 | [ shoǔ fú ] to observe mourning for one's parents |
| 守望 | [ shoǔ wàng ] to keep watch, on guard |
| 守望台 | [ shoǔ wàng taí ] watchtower |
| 守望相助 | [ shoǔ wàng xiāng zhù ] to keep watch and defend one another (idiom, from Mencius); to join forces to defend against external aggressors, mutual help and protection |
| 守株待兔 | [ shoǔ zhū daì tù ] lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom), to wait idly for opportunities, to trust to chance rather than show initiative |
| 守株待兔，緣木求魚 | [ shoǔ zhū daì tù yuán mù qiú yú ] to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits, and climb a tree to catch fish (idiom); without any practical course of action |
| 守株緣木 | [ shoǔ zhū yuán mù ] abbr. for 守株待兔，緣木求魚|守株待兔，缘木求鱼[shou3 zhu1 dai4 tu4 , yuan2 mu4 qiu2 yu2] |
| 守業 | [ shoǔ yè ] to preserve one's heritage, to defend the accomplishments of previous generations, to carry on the good work, to keep one's business going |
| 守正不阿 | [ shoǔ zhèng bù ē ] to be strictly just and impartial |
| 守歲 | [ shoǔ suì ] to see in the New Year, to stay up all night on lunar New Year's Eve |
| 守法 | [ shoǔ fǎ ] to abide by the law |
| 守活寡 | [ shoǔ huó guǎ ] to stay at home while one's husband is away, grass widow |
| 守禦 | [ shoǔ yù ] to defend |
| 守空房 | [ shoǔ kōng fáng ] to stay home alone (of married woman) |
| 守節 | [ shoǔ jié ] faithful (to the memory of betrothed), constant (of widow who remains unmarried) |
| 守約 | [ shoǔ yuē ] to keep an appointment, to keep one's word |
| 守職 | [ shoǔ zhí ] to observe one's duty steadfastly, devoted to one's job |
| 守舊 | [ shoǔ jiù ] conservative, reactionary |
| 守舊派 | [ shoǔ jiù paì ] the conservative faction, reactionaries |
| 守衛 | [ shoǔ weì ] to guard, to defend |
| 守衛者 | [ shoǔ weì zhě ] defender, a guard |
| 守規矩 | [ shoǔ guī ju ] to behave oneself, to abide by the rules |
| 守護 | [ shoǔ hù ] to guard, to protect |
| 守護神 | [ shoǔ hù shén ] protector God, patron saint |
| 守財奴 | [ shoǔ caí nú ] miser, scrooge |
| 守身 | [ shoǔ shēn ] to keep oneself pure, to preserve one's integrity, to remain chaste |
| 守身如玉 | [ shoǔ shēn rú yù ] to keep oneself pure, to preserve one's integrity, to remain chaste |
| 守車 | [ shoǔ chē ] guard's van (on train), caboose |
| 守軍 | [ shoǔ jūn ] defenders |
| 守門 | [ shoǔ mén ] to keep goal, on duty as gatekeeper |
| 守門人 | [ shoǔ mén rén ] gatekeeper |
| 守門員 | [ shoǔ mén yuán ] goalkeeper |
| 守靈 | [ shoǔ líng ] to keep watch beside a coffin |
| 守齋 | [ shoǔ zhaī ] to fast |
| ⇒ 保守 | [ baǒ shoǔ ] conservative, to guard, to keep |
| ⇒ 保守主義 | [ baǒ shoǔ zhǔ yì ] conservatism |
| ⇒ 保守派 | [ baǒ shoǔ paì ] conservative faction |
| ⇒ 保守黨 | [ baǒ shoǔ dǎng ] conservative political parties |
| ⇒ 保殘守缺 | [ baǒ cán shoǔ quē ] conservative, to preserve the outmoded |
| ⇒ 信守 | [ xìn shoǔ ] to abide by, to keep (promises etc) |
| ⇒ 值守 | [ zhí shoǔ ] (of a security guard etc) to be on duty, keeping an eye on things, to keep watch |
| ⇒ 全攻全守 | [ quán gōng quán shoǔ ] total football (soccer) |
| ⇒ 劃圓防守 | [ huà yuán fáng shoǔ ] to counter (a stroke in fencing) |
| ⇒ 嚴守 | [ yán shoǔ ] to strictly maintain |
| ⇒ 因循守舊 | [ yīn xún shoǔ jiù ] (idiom) to continue in the same old rut, diehard conservative attitudes |
| ⇒ 困守 | [ kùn shoǔ ] to stand a siege, trapped in a besieged city |
| ⇒ 固守 | [ gù shoǔ ] to strongly defend one's position, to be entrenched, to cling to |
| ⇒ 堅守 | [ jiān shoǔ ] to hold fast to, to stick to |
| ⇒ 墨守成規 | [ mò shoǔ chéng guī ] hidebound by convention (idiom) |
| ⇒ 太守 | [ taì shoǔ ] governor of a province |
| ⇒ 失守 | [ shī shoǔ ] (military) (of a city etc) to fall into enemy hands, (fig.) to take a turn for the worse |
| ⇒ 奉公守法 | [ fèng gōng shoǔ fǎ ] to carry out official duties and observe the law |
| ⇒ 安分守己 | [ ān fèn shoǔ jǐ ] to be content with one's lot (idiom), to know one's place |
| ⇒ 廝守 | [ sī shoǔ ] to stay together, to rely on one another |
| ⇒ 恪守 | [ kè shoǔ ] to scrupulously abide by |
| ⇒ 戍守 | [ shù shoǔ ] to guard |
| ⇒ 扼守 | [ è shoǔ ] to hold a pass, to guard (a strategic location) |
| ⇒ 把守 | [ bǎ shoǔ ] to guard |
| ⇒ 抱殘守缺 | [ baò cán shoǔ quē ] to cherish the outmoded and preserve the outworn (idiom); conservative, stickler for tradition |
| ⇒ 拘守 | [ jū shoǔ ] to hold tight, to cling to, to adhere, stubborn, to detain sb as prisoner |
| ⇒ 持守 | [ chí shoǔ ] to maintain, to adhere to, to observe (an injunction etc) |
| ⇒ 擅離職守 | [ shàn lí zhí shoǔ ] to abscond, to be absent without leave |
| ⇒ 操守 | [ caō shoǔ ] personal integrity |
| ⇒ 據守 | [ jù shoǔ ] to guard, to hold a fortified position, entrenched |
| ⇒ 據守天險 | [ jù shoǔ tiān xiǎn ] to guard a natural stronghold |
| ⇒ 易守難攻 | [ yì shoǔ nán gōng ] easily guarded, hard to attack |
| ⇒ 有為有守 | [ yoǔ weí yoǔ shoǔ ] able to act while maintaining one's integrity (idiom), also written 有守有為|有守有为[you3 shou3 you3 wei2] |
| ⇒ 有虧職守 | [ yoǔ kuī zhí shoǔ ] (to be guilty of) dereliction of duty |
| ⇒ 株守 | [ zhū shoǔ ] to stick to sth stubbornly, never let go |
| ⇒ 棄守 | [ qì shoǔ ] to give up defending, to yield, to surrender |
| ⇒ 楊守仁 | [ yáng shoǔ rén ] Yang Shouren (1912-2005), PRC agricultural scientist, Yang Shouren (16th century), Ming dynasty scholar |
| ⇒ 死守 | [ sǐ shoǔ ] to defend one's property to the death, to cling obstinately to old habits, die-hard |
| ⇒ 泥守 | [ nì shoǔ ] stubborn and conservative |
| ⇒ 火場留守分隊 | [ huǒ chǎng liú shoǔ fēn duì ] detachment left to provide covering fire |
| ⇒ 熬更守夜 | [ aó gēng shoǔ yè ] to stay up through the night (idiom) |
| ⇒ 獨守空房 | [ dú shoǔ kōng fáng ] (of a married woman) to stay home alone |
| ⇒ 玩忽職守 | [ wán hū zhí shoǔ ] to neglect one's duty, dereliction of duty, malpractice |
| ⇒ 留守 | [ liú shoǔ ] to stay behind to take care of things |
| ⇒ 留守兒童 | [ liú shoǔ ér tóng ] "left-behind children", rural children whose parents have to make a living as migrant workers in distant urban areas, but cannot afford to keep the family with them |
| ⇒ 疏忽職守 | [ shū hū zhí shoǔ ] to neglect one's duties |
| ⇒ 監守 | [ jiān shoǔ ] to have custody of |
| ⇒ 監守自盜 | [ jiān shoǔ zì daò ] to embezzle |
| ⇒ 看守 | [ kān shoǔ ] to guard, to watch over |
| ⇒ 看守所 | [ kān shoǔ suǒ ] detention center |
| ⇒ 看守者 | [ kān shoǔ zhě ] watchman |
| ⇒ 神不守捨 | [ shén bù shoǔ shè ] abstracted, drifting off, restless |
| ⇒ 篤守 | [ dǔ shoǔ ] to comply faithfully, sincerely abiding by |
| ⇒ 職守 | [ zhí shoǔ ] duty, responsibility, post |
| ⇒ 能量守恆 | [ néng liàng shoǔ héng ] conservation of energy (physics) |
| ⇒ 謹守 | [ jǐn shoǔ ] to adhere strictly (to the rules) |
| ⇒ 蹲守 | [ dūn shoǔ ] to hang around keeping a watch out for sth |
| ⇒ 退守 | [ tuì shoǔ ] to retreat and defend, to withdraw and maintain one's guard |
| ⇒ 遵守 | [ zūn shoǔ ] to comply with, to abide by, to respect (an agreement) |
| ⇒ 郡守 | [ jùn shoǔ ] senior provincial official in imperial China |
| ⇒ 鎮守 | [ zhèn shoǔ ] (of troops stationed in a strategic area) to defend, (fig.) to stand guard, to protect |
| ⇒ 閉關自守 | [ bì guān zì shoǔ ] close the country to international intercourse |
| ⇒ 防守 | [ fáng shoǔ ] to defend, to protect (against) |
| ⇒ 防守者 | [ fáng shoǔ zhě ] defender |
| ⇒ 駐守 | [ zhù shoǔ ] (man a post and) defend |
| ⇒ 魂不守舍 | [ hún bù shoǔ shè ] to be preoccupied (idiom), to be inattentive, to be frightened out of one's mind |
