防长 fángzhǎng defense minister Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 防 fáng abbreviation of 国防 國防 guófáng national defense the military forces and systems a country uses to protect its land, sovereignty, and people from foreign aggression长 長 zhǎng abbreviation of 部长 部長 bùzhǎng minister head of a ministry or government department