辩护
Old HSK 6
辩护 (biànhù) · to defend
辩护 (biànhù) means “to defend; to speak in defence of”. It is written with 2 characters: 辩 (to argue) + 护 (to defend). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 辩护 is built
The characters
辩 biàn · to argue
What 辩 is made of
- 辛xīn — bitter
- 立lì — to stand
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 立lì — to stand
- 讠yán — speech
- 辛xīn — bitter
- 立lì — to stand
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 立lì — to stand
Origin hint: A bitter 辛 exchange of words 讠 (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
律师为他辩护。Lǜshī wèi tā biànhù.The lawyer defended him.
你不用为自己辩护。Nǐ bù yòng wèi zìjǐ biànhù.You don't need to defend yourself.
Questions about 辩护
What does 辩护 mean?
辩护 (biànhù) means “to defend; to speak in defence of”.
How do you pronounce 辩护?
辩护 is pronounced biànhù.
Which HSK level is 辩护?
辩护 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 辩论biànlùndebate
- 辩解biànjiěto justify
- 辩证biànzhèngdialectical
- 答辩dábiànto defend (a thesis)
- 护照hùzhàopassport
- 保护bǎohùto protect
- 爱护àihùto take good care of
- 护士hùshinurse
- 维护wéihùto protect
- 救护车jiùhùchēambulance
Learn 辩护 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 12: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.