懂中文 Dong Chinese

防

fáng

defend

Phonosemantic compound. 阝 represents the meaning and 方 represents the sound.

Components
阝 meaning component

阝  Meaning component

fù

  

hill, place

阝 is a component form of 阜.

方 sound component

方  Sound component

fāng

  

square

Evolution

防 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
防 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
防 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

防  

fáng

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

Most common words with 防
Freq.
Word
Meaning

防

to protect

防止

to prevent

消防

firefighting

防守

to defend

预防

to prevent