防fáng
to guard against. 6 strokes, radical 阝, first met in HSK 3.
How to write 防
Strokes 1–2 write 阝, then strokes 3–6 write 方.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 防 · the stroke-order rules
What 防 is made of
阝 (yì, place) and 方 (fāng, square).
阝 carries the meaning — wall — and 方 carries the sound.
Words that use 防
| 防 | to guard against 提前做好准备，挡住危险 大家分工把守，严防意外发生。Everyone took a post to strictly guard against accidents. Lesson 189, 质量规范与安全防范 · 工艺制造与机械生产 · Industrial Manufacturing, Engineering & Quality Control |
| 预防 | to prevent in advance 提前采取措施，避免坏事发生 医生建议大家按时打针预防感冒。Doctors advise getting vaccinated on schedule to prevent in advance colds. Lesson 189, 质量规范与安全防范 · 工艺制造与机械生产 · Industrial Manufacturing, Engineering & Quality Control |
| 防止 | to prevent, to stop from happening 想办法不让某种情况出现 工人戴上手套，防止手被割伤。Workers put on gloves to avoid cutting their hands. Lesson 189, 质量规范与安全防范 · 工艺制造与机械生产 · Industrial Manufacturing, Engineering & Quality Control |
| 防治 | to prevent and treat (disease, pests) 指预防并治理某种疾病或灾害 团队正开展病虫害综合防治研究。The team is researching integrated prevention and treatment for pests and disease. Lesson 419, 析理化解 · 宏规大略与厚生利民 · Grand Governance & Civic Welfare |
| 消防 | fire prevention/fighting 指预防和扑灭火灾的工作 消防人员排查安全通道。The firefighting staff inspected the safety passageway. Lesson 503, 笃行安澜 · 行稳致远与和衷共济 · Resilient Strides & Sincere Accord |
| 防范 | to guard against, take precautions 指事先采取措施防止危害 法治社会坚决防范各类犯罪。A society under law resolutely guarded against every kind of crime. Lesson 575, 严规自律 · 崇法明德与浩然天地 · Rule of Law, Virtue & The Noble Spirit |
| 防守 | to defend (in sports/military) 指防备并守住阵地 赛场上严惩战术犯规，筑牢严密防守。They built a tight defense to back up their strict discipline. Lesson 575, 严规自律 · 崇法明德与浩然天地 · Rule of Law, Virtue & The Noble Spirit |
Characters that share the sound part 方
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
More characters with the radical 阝
All 29 of them, and what the radical means, on the 阝 radical page.