爱护
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
爱护 (àihù) · to take good care of
爱护 (àihù) means “to take good care of; to protect”. It is written with 2 characters: 爱 (love) + 护 (to defend). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 爱护 is built
The characters
爱 ài · love
What 爱 is made of
- 爫zhǎo — claws
- 冖mì — cover
- 友yǒu — friend
- 又yòu — and
Origin hint: To bring a friend 友 into one's house 冖 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
护 hù · to defend
What 护 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 户hù — door
- 丶 — dot
- 尸shī — body
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: Guarding 扌 a home 户; 户 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我们要爱护环境。Wǒmen yào àihù huánjìng.We should take care of the environment.
请爱护公园里的花草。Qǐng àihù gōngyuán lǐ de huācǎo.Please take care of the plants in the park.
Questions about 爱护
What does 爱护 mean?
爱护 (àihù) means “to take good care of; to protect”.
How do you pronounce 爱护?
爱护 is pronounced àihù.
Which HSK level is 爱护?
爱护 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 爱好àihàohobby
- 爱情àiqíngromance
- 爱人àirenhusband or wife
- 可爱kě'àicute
- 爱心àixīnlove
- 热爱rè'àito love deeply
- 爱国àiguópatriotic
- 亲爱qīnàidear
- 喜爱xǐ'àito like
- 爱惜àixīto cherish
Learn 爱护 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 6: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.