wèi

abbr. for wèi shēng, hygiene; health; to guard

HSK 4 #669

Character data

HSK 4
Frequency 669th character
Radical ⼄ (5.2)
Strokes 3
Index # 65
TRADITIONAL

Definitions

卫 wèi
  1. 1. abbr. for wèi shēng, hygiene
  2. 2. health
  3. 3. to guard
  4. 4. to protect
  5. 5. to defend
  6. 6. abbr. for wèi shēng jiān, toilet
  7. 7. surname Wei
  8. 8. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1066-221 BC), located in present day Henan and Hebei Provinces

Stroke order

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Words containing 卫

Word Meaning
corvette
artificial satellite
bureau of hygiene; health office
Zhongwei prefecture level city in Ningxia
Antwerp (city in Belgium)
(urban) sanitation; environmental sanitation
communications satellite
guard home, defend the country (idiom); national defense
mothball
satellite TV (abbr. for wèi xīng diàn shì)
moralist; champion (of a cause); traditionalist
weather satellite
communications satellite
Europa (moon of Jupiter), aka Jupiter II
fullback (sports)
Red Guards (Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976)
medical school; nursing school
epidemic-prevention
moon of Jupiter
Ganymede (moon of Jupiter), aka Jupiter III
Callisto (moon of Jupiter), aka Jupiter IV
citadel; defensive city; acropolis
"satellite" town; edge city; exurb
to defend traditional values