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
Weihaiwei, late Qing naval port in Weihai wēi hǎi, Shandong
a guard; defender
left forward (soccer position)
kitchens and bathrooms
Patriotic Health Committee
China’s Patriotic Health Committee
to surround and protect
supporter; upholder; proponent
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia
Io (moon of Jupiter), aka Jupiter I
Duke Li of Wei, official title of Li Jing lǐ jìng
Wang Jingwei, Chinese politician, traitor
coastguard
coast guard
moon of Mars
Phobos (moon of Mars), aka Mars I
Deimos (moon of Mars), aka Mars II
Tyvek (brand)
Wong Kar-wai (1956-), Hong Kong film director
environmental sanitation; abbr. to huán wèi
sanitation worker
men's bathroom (abbr. for 男卫生间)
the palace guard (or a member of that unit)
imperial guard
myth bird that tried to fill the sea; grit