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卫
衛
Wèi
1. surname Wei
2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1066-221 BC), located in present day Henan and Hebei Provinces
Very Common • Top 1% Noun

Character Breakdown (Single character)

卫
wèi
to guard, to protect, to defend
HSK 4 3 丶

Compound Words (20)

卫士
wèishì
guardian
卫辉
Wèihuī
Weihui county in Xinxiang [[新鄉|新乡<Xīnxiāng>]], Henan
卫护
wèihù
to guard
中卫
Zhōngwèi
Zhongwei prefecture level city in Ningxia
卫国
Wèiguó
state of Wei (c. 1040-209 BC), vassal of Zhou
侍卫
shìwèi
Imperial bodyguard
卫浴
wèiyù
sanitary (related to toilet and bathroom)
卫视
wèishì
satellite TV
卫队
wèiduì
guard (i.e. group of soldiers)
防卫
fángwèi
to defend
保卫
bǎowèi
to defend
HSK 6
精卫
Jīngwèi
mythological bird, reincarnation of drowned daughter Nüwa [[女娃<Nǚwá>]] of Fiery Emperor [[炎帝<Yándì>]]
卫东
Wèidōng
Weidong district of Pingdingshan city [[平頂山市|平顶山市<Píngdǐngshānshì>]], Henan
警卫
jǐngwèi
to stand guard over
卫国
wèiguó
to defend one's country
卫星
wèixīng
satellite
HSK 6
卫尉
wèiwèi
Commandant of Guards (in imperial China), one of the Nine Ministers [[九卿<jiǔqīng>]]
卫衣
wèiyī
hooded sweatshirt
卫校
wèixiào
medical school
卫道
wèidào
to defend traditional values

Alternate Entries

卫
wèi
to guard / to protect / to defend / abbr. for [[衛生|卫生]], hygiene / health / abbr. for [[衛生間|卫生间]], toilet

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
4
Character Frequency Rank
668
Word Frequency Rank
683 of 84,292