国防
Old HSK 6
国防 (guófáng) · national defense
国防 (guófáng) means “national defense”. It is written with 2 characters: 国 (country) + 防 (to guard against). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 国防 is built
The characters
国 guó · country
What 国 is made of
- 囗wéi — enclosure
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 玉yù — jade
- 王wáng — king
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 丶 — dot
- 王wáng — king
Origin hint: Treasure 玉 within a country's borders 囗 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
防 fáng · to guard against
What 防 is made of
- 阝fù / yì (names) — mound/city side-form
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 方fāng — square
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亠tóu — lid
Origin hint: 阝 gives the meaning, 方 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
国防是国家安全的保障。Guófáng shì guójiā ānquán de bǎozhàng.National defense safeguards a country's security.
他在大学学习国防知识。Tā zài dàxué xuéxí guófáng zhīshí.He studies national defense at university.
Questions about 国防
What does 国防 mean?
国防 (guófáng) means “national defense”.
How do you pronounce 国防?
国防 is pronounced guófáng.
Which HSK level is 国防?
国防 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 国家guójiācountry
- 国外guówàiabroad
- 外国wàiguóforeign country
- 中国ZhōngguóChina
- 出国chūguóto go abroad
- 国际guójìinternational
- 回国huíguóto return to one's country
- 全国quánguóthe whole country
- 国内guónèidomestic
- 国庆guóqìngNational Day
Learn 国防 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 73: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.