守土 shǒutǔ to defend territory Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents shǒutǔ to defend territory · garrison soldiers 守 shǒu verb to guard to guard; to defend; to keep watch over土 tǔ noun land land; territory; domainshǒutǔ local official 守 shǒu governor (bound form) an administrative head of a prefecture in ancient China土 tǔ adjectivenoun local (bound form) local; native; indigenous; home-grown; folk