to protect / to defend / to guard against / to prevent
防
=
方
+
阝
:
Frankenstein's Monster accepted to work as the Pope's bodyguard inside the anglepod's kitchen. He protects the Pope by having him stay inside a protective square.
to decrease / to lose / to damage / to harm / (coll.) to speak sarcastically / to deride / caustic / mean / one of the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes (䷨)
损
=
员
+
扌
:
Susan Saint Bernard (su) left her web just for a second to visit the bathroom, but when she comes back she finds that the encampment's ((e)n3) waiter (员) destroyed (损) her web with a toy claw (扌).
to decrease; to lose / to damage; to harm / (coll.) to ridicule; to deride / (coll.) caustic; sarcastic; nasty; mean / one of the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes: ䷨