卫 wèi

guard, protect, defend

HSK 4 #669

DEFINITIONS

  • guard, protect, defend
  • surname Wei
  • vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1066-221 BC), located in present day Henan and Hebei Provinces
  • to guard
  • to protect
  • to defend
  • abbr. for 衛生|卫生, hygiene
  • health
  • abbr. for 衛生間|卫生间, toilet

STROKES

WORDS

卫生间 wèi shēng jiān
HSK 4
bathroom; toilet; WC; CL:間|间[jian1]
卫星 wèi xīng
HSK 6
satellite; moon; CL:顆|颗[ke1]
保卫 bǎo wèi
HSK 6
to defend; to safeguard
捍卫 hàn wèi
HSK 6
to defend; to uphold; to safeguard
大卫 dà wèi David (name); Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825), French neoclassical painter
警卫 jǐng wèi to stand guard over; (security) guard
守卫 shǒu wèi to guard; to defend
卫生 wèi shēng health; hygiene; sanitation
自卫 zì wèi self-defense
防卫 fáng wèi to defend; defensive; defense
护卫 hù wèi to guard; to protect; bodyguard (for officials in ancient times)
后卫 hòu wèi rear guard; backfield; fullback
门卫 mén wèi guard at gate; sentry
卫兵 wèi bīng guard; bodyguard
正当防卫 zhèng dàng fáng wèi reasonable self-defense; legitimate defense
卫队 wèi duì guard (i.e. group of soldiers)
卫生纸 wèi shēng zhǐ toilet paper; bathroom tissue
前卫 qián wèi advanced guard; vanguard; avant-garde; forward (soccer position)
卫生部 wèi shēng bù Ministry of Health
卫冕 wèi miǎn to defend the crown (in sports championship)
自卫队 zì wèi duì self-defense force; the Japanese armed forces
卫士 wèi shì guardian; defender
卫生棉 wèi shēng mián sterilized absorbent cotton wool (used for dressings or cleansing wounds); sanitary napkin; tampon
侍卫 shì wèi Imperial bodyguard
卫生巾 wèi shēng jīn sanitary towel
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