防

to protect / to defend / to guard against / to prevent

surname Fang

square / power or involution (math.) / upright / honest / fair and square / direction / side / party (to a contract, dispute etc) / place / method / prescription (medicine) / just when / only or just / classifier for square things / abbr. for square or cubic meter

Character component without intrinsic meaning

to guard against the unexpected (idiom); just in case / prepared for any eventualities

(so as) to avoid / to prevent / (just) in case

unexpectedly / suddenly / at unawares / off guard / against expectations

to take strict precautions / on your guard

frugality in order to prevent destitution (idiom)

to counter (a stroke in fencing)

security measures (esp. border security) / official seal (esp. military seal during Qing and Ming times)

(of parents) to bring up children for the purpose of being looked after in old age

Green Wall of China, a massive afforestation program on the eastern margin of the Gobi Desert aimed at stopping the desert's expansion, started in 1978 and planned to be completed by 2050

China Defense Science and Technology Information Center (CDSTIC)

high-to-medium-altitude air defense (HIMAD)

individual protective equipment