Character Contained In References Comments
Simplified Traditional Ancient forms Archaic forms
traditional formhandwritten form

Variants
Phonetic
Semantic
Apparent
宀 寸 ⿱宀寸
Mandarin
shou3, shou4
English
Definitions
to guard; conserve; defend; protect
Mnemonic
A hand 又 holding a stick (now 寸) in a house 宀: guarding it