防御 fángyù▶ defensa

Stroke order

防御 is written in 18 strokes across 2 characters.

• 防 — 6 strokes
• 御 — 12 strokes

Senses

1. defense
2. to defend

Related words

• 国防defensa nacional
• 消防Control de incendios
• 防守Defensa
• 防止Prevenir; Evitar
• 防治Prevención y cura
• 预防Prevención

防御 is pronounced fángyù and means “defensa”. HSK 6 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 防御 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.