守口如瓶

守口如瓶 shǒu kǒu píng ㄕㄡˇ ㄎㄡˇ ㄖㄨˊ ㄆㄧㄥˊ sau2 hau2 jyu4 ping4

  • lit. to guard one's mouth like a closed bottle (idiom); tight-lipped
  • reticent
  • not breathing a word

Stroke order

Practice writing

Draw 守 (1 of 4) — stroke by stroke.

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Character breakdown