Chinese Notes

守 shǒu

shǒu verb to defend; to protect; to guard; to keep safe
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 防卫 or 保护 (Guoyu '守' v 1; Kroll 2015 '守' 1; Unihan '守'; Wu and Tee 2015, loc. 1351; XHZD '守' 1)
shǒu verb to watch over
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '守' 1b; XHZD '守' 2)
shǒu verb to observe; to abide by
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 遵行; for example, 守法 'abide by the law' (Guoyu '守' v 3; Kroll 2015 '守' 2; XHZD '守' 3)
shǒu verb to be near; to be close to
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (XHZD '守' 4)
shǒu proper noun Governor
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: As an official title; for example in 太守 'Grand Governor' (Guoyu '守' n 2; Hucker 1985 , p. 13; Kroll 2015 '守' 3)
shǒu noun duty; an official post
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 官职 or 职责; also pronounced shòu (Guoyu '守' n 1; Kroll 2015 '守' shòu)
shǒu noun personal integrity; moral character
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 节操, as in 操守 (Guoyu '守' n 3)
shǒu proper noun Shou
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
Notes: (Guoyu '守' n 4)
shǒu verb to preserve; to conserve
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 保持; for example, the idiom 守身如玉 'preserve one's body like jade [to preserve one's purity]' (Guoyu '守' v 2)
shǒu verb to wait for
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 等待; as in 守候 (Guoyu '守' v 4)
shǒu verb to rely on
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 依赖 (Guoyu '守' v 5)
shòu verb to hunt
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: As a variant of 狩 (Guoyu '守' shòu)

Contained in

抱残守缺(抱殘守缺) to cherish the outmoded and preserve the outworn; conservative; stickler for tradition
留守 to stay behind to take care of things
监守(監守) to watch over; to guard
守株待兔，缘木求鱼(守株待兔，緣木求魚) to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits, and climb a tree to catch fish
城守 troops to defend the city
大守宫(大守宮) tokay gecko
守法 to abide by the law
守夜 to be on all-night duty; to be on night watch; to keep a vigil
据守(據守) to guard; to hold a fortified position; entrenched
拘守 to hold tight; to cling to; to adhere; stubborn; to detain somebody as prisoner
独守空房(獨守空房) (of a married woman) to stay home alone
守时(守時) punctual
看守所 detention center
弃守(棄守) to give up defending; to yield; to surrender
守一 guard the one; guard the one mind ; guard the One
抱诚守真(抱誠守真) embrace sincerity and guard truth
后山守卫室(後山守衛室) Rear Gate House
守门人(守門人) gatekeeper
严守(嚴守) to strictly maintain
守财奴(守財奴) a miser protecting their wealth
守活寡 to stay at home while one's husband is away; grass widow
守株缘木(守株緣木) to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits, and climb a tree to catch fish
守约(守約) to keep an appointment; to keep one's word
守正不阿 to be strictly just and impartial
守岁(守歲) to see in the New Year
保守 conservative ; to guard; to keep
保残守缺(保殘守缺) conservative; to preserve the outmoded
固守 to strongly defend one's position; to be entrenched; to cling to
守备(守備) to garrison; to stand guard; on garrison duty
蹲守 to hang around keeping a watch out for sth
防守者 defender
困守 to stand a siege; trapped in a besieged city
安得猛士兮守四方 Where will I find courageous soldiers to defend the four corners of the land?
守口如瓶 to shut one's mouth like a bottle; to keep silent
守成 to preserve the accomplishments of previous generations; to carry on the good work of one's predecessors
守身 to keep oneself pure; to preserve one's integrity; to remain chaste
守旧派(守舊派) the conservative faction; reactionaries
看守者 watchman
守规矩(守規矩) to behave oneself; to abide by the rules
熬更守夜 to stay up through the night
守身如玉 preserve one's body like jade; to preserve one's purity
易守难攻(易守難攻) easily guarded, hard to attack
划圆防守(劃圓防守) to counter (a stroke in fencing)
留守儿童(留守兒童) 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

Also contained in

郡守、太守、杨守仁、搜罗守多罗、刘守光、镇守使、南柯太守传

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卷五十志第三天文三 Volume 50 Treatises 3: Astronomy 3 History of Song 宋史 — count: 172
卷五十一志第四天文四 Volume 51 Treatises 4: Astronomy 4 History of Song 宋史 — count: 161
卷一百九十五列傳第八十三王守仁 Volume 195 Biographies 83: Wang Shouren History of Ming 明史 — count: 101
卷二百八十三列傳第一百七十一儒林二 Volume 283 Biographies 171: Confucian Scholars 2 History of Ming 明史 — count: 72
卷十五號令 Book 15 - Commands and Orders Mozi 墨子 — count: 67
卷一百三十五僭偽列傳二: 劉守光劉陟劉崇 Volume 135: Biographies of Usurpers 2 - Liu Shouguang, Liu Zhi, Liu Chong Old History of the Five Dynasties 舊五代史 — count: 64
卷六十三　　　　表第三　　　宰相下 Volume 63 Tables 3: Chancellors 3 New Book of Tang 新唐書 — count: 64
卷二百五十九列傳第一百四十七楊鎬袁應泰熊廷弼袁崇煥趙光抃 Volume 259 Biographies 147: Yang Gao, Yuan Yingtai, Xiong Tingbi, Yuan Chonghuan, Zhao Guangbian History of Ming 明史 — count: 62
卷二十五本紀第二十五高宗二 Volume 25 Annals 25: Gaozong 2 History of Song 宋史 — count: 60
卷三十九雜傳第二十七: 王鎔羅紹威王處直劉守光 Volume 39 Miscellaneous Biographies 19: Wang Rong, Luo Shaowei, Wang Chuzhi, Liu Shouguang New History of the Five Dynasties 新五代史 — count: 57

Collocations

巡守 (巡守) 巡守告祭柴望也 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 周頌‧清廟之什‧時邁 Sacrificial odes of Zhou - Decade Of Qing Miao - Shi Mai — count: 8
失守 (失守) 失守宗廟 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 宣公 Lord Xuan — count: 6
守龟 (守龜) 卜之以守龜 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 昭公 Lord Zhao — count: 4
慎守 (慎守) 慎守其一 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 桓公 Lord Huan — count: 4
守在 (守在) 古者天子守在四夷 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 昭公 Lord Zhao — count: 4
守社稷 (守社稷) 誰守社稷 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 3
守臣 (守臣) 某氏之守臣某 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 宣公 Lord Xuan — count: 3
处守 (處守) 處守及還 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 成公 Lord Cheng — count: 3
守官 (守官) 守官廢命 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 3
嗣守 (嗣守) 嗣守文武大訓 — Book of Documents 尚書, 周書顧命 Zhou Shu - Testamentary Charge — count: 3