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防 - fáng

defend; prevent; embankment

defend; prevent; embankment

How to read 防

Click 防 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinfáng
Englishdefend; prevent; embankment
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

防伪 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 防备. Please read 防冻 one more time.

Common words with this character

to prevent counterfeiting; anti-counterfeiting
to guard against
antifreeze
to combat; to counter

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 防 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 防伪 and 防备 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 防.