卫

wèi

wèispelled as ui · 4th tone — spelling rules

to guard · to protect

Radical: 卩 Strokes: 3

Structure: Single componentFrequency: Common

Same radical

印却即卵卿卯卸

Same radical

印却即卵卿卯卸

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Character Decomposition

卫=乛+一

Meanings

to guard

to protect

to defend

abbr. for, hygiene

health

abbr. for, toilet

wèi

surname Wei

vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1066–221 BC), located in present-day Henan and Hebei Provinces

Wèi

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Words with 卫 365 total

(name) David大卫Dà wèi to guard · to protect · bodyguard (for officials in ancient times)护卫hù wèi mythological bird, reincarnation of drowned daughter Nüwa 女娃 of Fiery Emperor 炎帝精卫Jīng wèi to stand guard over · (security) guard警卫jǐng wèi defense of the imperial palace or of the capital · the palace guard (or a member of that unit)禁卫jìn wèi advanced guard · vanguard · avant-garde · forward (soccer position)前卫qián wèi to guard · to defend守卫shǒu wèi guard at gate · sentry门卫mén wèi Imperial bodyguard侍卫shì wèi

Idioms with 卫 15 total Chain

guard home, defend the country (idiom); national defense保家卫国bǎo jiā wèi guó lit. mythical bird Jingwei tries to fill the ocean with stones (idiom); futile ambition · task of Sisyphus · determination in the face of impossible odds精卫填海Jīng wèi tián hǎi

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