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

卫 stroke order diagram
卫 stroke order animation

WORDS

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