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卫
衛
wèi
1. to guard
2. to protect
3. to defend
4. abbr. for [[衛生|卫生]], hygiene
5. health
6. abbr. for [[衛生間|卫生间]], toilet
Very Common • Top 1%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

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

Compound Words (20)

世卫
Shìwèi
World Health Organization (WHO)
中卫
Zhōngwèi
Zhongwei prefecture level city in Ningxia
侍卫
shìwèi
Imperial bodyguard
保卫
bǎowèi
to defend
HSK 6
仪卫
yíwèi
guard of honor
前卫
qiánwèi
advanced guard
大卫
Dàwèi
David (name)
守卫
shǒuwèi
to guard
厨卫
chúwèi
kitchens and bathrooms
后卫
hòuwèi
rear guard
拱卫
gǒngwèi
to surround and protect
捍卫
hànwèi
to defend
HSK 6
殿卫
diànwèi
fullback (sports)
环卫
huánwèi
public cleanliness
精卫
Jīngwèi
mythological bird, reincarnation of drowned daughter Nüwa [[女娃<Nǚwá>]] of Fiery Emperor [[炎帝<Yándì>]]
自卫
zìwèi
self-defense
卫兵
wèibīng
guard
卫冕
wèimiǎn
to defend the crown (in sports championship)
卫国
Wèiguó
state of Wei (c. 1040-209 BC), vassal of Zhou
卫国
wèiguó
to defend one's country

Alternate Entries

卫
Wèi
surname Wei / vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1066-221 BC), located in present day Henan and Hebei Provinces

Metadata

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

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