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庇护 (bì hù) — to shelter, to shield, to put under one's protection

Definition

Formal verb meaning 'to shelter / shield / protect,' typically used for people in danger (refugees, fugitives). Often carries a legal or institutional tone, as in 政治庇护 (political asylum).

verb
to shelterto shieldto put under one's protection

Examples

  • 庇护。
    Zhèng fǔ bì hù le zhè xiē nàn mín.
    The government sheltered these refugees.
  • 庇护。
    Tā shì tú bì hù tā de péng you bú shòu shāng hài.
    He tried to shield his friend from harm.
  • 庇护。
    Zhè ge zǔ zhī zhuān mén bì hù wú jiā kě guī de rén.
    This organization specializes in sheltering homeless people.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

庇bìshelter
护hùprotect

The meanings 庇 shelter and 护 protect combine to mean shield or shelter.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
广广guǎnghouse that is built to depend on a cliff
Sound part声符shēngfú
比
比bǐ庇bì
Same sound today

庇 shows 广, a house built to depend on a cliff, alongside 比, which gives its sound.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
扌Written in full as手shǒu
Sound part声符shēngfú
户
户hù护hù
Same sound today

护 combines 扌 (the hand form 手) with 户, which gives the sound hù.

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Appears in
Safety & Danger

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