---
title: "Hehu Meaning: 呵护 (to take good care of) or 合乎 (to conform to)?"
description: "呵护 (traditional 呵護, hēhù) means “to take good care of; to cherish”. Not the hehu you heard? See 合乎. Hear its tones, see what 呵 and 护 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/hehu"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 呵护 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

呵护 hēhù

## to take good care of; to cherish

## Its characters

1. 呵 hē to breathe out (onto)
2. 护 hù to protect

## In a sentence

父母细心呵护着孩子。 The parents take good care of their child.

[More about 呵护](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%91%B5%E6%8A%A4)

## Other words said hehu

- [合乎héhūto conform to](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%90%88%E4%B9%8E)

## More words with 呵 or 护

- [爱护 àihù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/aihu)
- [保护 bǎohù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baohu)
- [辩护 biànhù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bianhu)
- [防护 fánghù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fanghu)
- [护士 hùshi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/hushi)
- [护照 hùzhào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huzhao)
- [救护车 jiùhùchē](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiuhuche)
- [守护 shǒuhù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shouhu)
- [维护 wéihù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/weihu)

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