守护

Meaning of 守护

守护 (shǒuhù) means to protect and guard — 守 (to keep watch) and 护 (to safeguard). A devoted, sustained protection — as a guardian deity watches over a place across generations.

To say Protection in Chinese, pronounce 守护 as Shǒu hù. The marks over the letters show the tones — the pitch contour that distinguishes Mandarin syllables.