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

威海卫 wēi hǎi wèi Weihaiwei, late Qing naval port in Weihai 威海, Shandong
守卫者 shǒu wèi zhě defender; a guard
左前卫 zuǒ qián wèi left forward (soccer position)
厨卫 chú wèi kitchens and bathrooms
爱国卫生运动委员会 ài guó wèi shēng yùn dòng wěi yuán huì Patriotic Health Committee
爱卫会 ài wèi huì Patriotic Health Committee, abbr. of 愛國衛生運動委員會|爱国卫生运动委员会[Ai4 guo2 Wei4 sheng1 Yun4 dong4 Wei3 yuan2 hui4]
拱卫 gǒng wèi to surround and protect
捍卫者 hàn wèi zhě proponent; supporter; upholder
普列谢茨克卫星发射场 pǔ liè xiè cí kè wèi xīng fā shè chǎng Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia
木卫一 mù wèi yī Io (moon of Jupiter), aka Jupiter I
李卫公 lǐ wèi gōng Li Wei Gong; Duke Li of Wei, official title of Li Jing 李靖[Li3 Jing4]
汪精卫 wāng jīng wèi Wang Ching-wei (1883-1944), left-wing Guomingdang politician, subsequently Japanese collaborator
海岸警卫队 hǎi àn jǐng wèi duì coastguard
海岸护卫队 hǎi àn hù wèi duì coast guard
火卫 huǒ wèi moon of Mars
火卫一 huǒ wèi yī Phobos (moon of Mars), aka Mars I
火卫二 huǒ wèi èr Deimos (moon of Mars), aka Mars II
特卫强 tè wèi qiáng Tyvek (brand)
王家卫 wáng jiā wèi Wong Kar-wai (1956-), Hong Kong film director
环境卫生 huán jìng wèi shēng environmental sanitation; abbr. to 環衛|环卫[huan2 wei4]
环卫工人 huán wèi gōng rén sanitation worker
男卫 nán wèi men's bathroom (abbr. for 男衛生間|男卫生间)
禁卫 jìn wèi defense of the imperial palace or of the capital; the palace guard (or a member of that unit)
禁卫军 jìn wèi jūn imperial guard
精卫 jīng wèi mythological bird, reincarnation of drowned daughter Nüwa 女娃[Nu:3 wa2] of Fiery Emperor 炎帝[Yan2 di4]
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