Chinese Symbol for Protection
护 護 Traditional
to protect
7 strokes · traditional: 21 strokes
Meaning
To protect and guard. 保护 means "to protect" and 守护 "to guard, to watch over".
Stroke order
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Stroke order data: Make Me a Hanzi / hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License)
Words with 护
Using 护 in a tattoo or design
As a verb, 护 alone feels incomplete. 守护 (to watch over) is a common and poetic two-character choice.