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

精卫填海 jīng wèi tián hǎi lit. mythical bird Jingwei tries to fill the ocean with stones (idiom); futile ambition; task of Sisyphus; determination in the face of impossible odds
纳卫星 nà wèi xīng nanosatellite
美国海岸警卫队 měi guó hǎi àn jǐng wèi duì United States Coast Guard
聂卫平 niè wèi píng Nie Weiping (1952-), professional Go player
自我防卫 zì wǒ fáng wèi self-defense
航空自卫队 háng kōng zì wèi duì air self-defense force
卫国 wèi guó state of Wei (c. 1040-209 BC), vassal of Zhou; to defend one's country
卫报 wèi bào The Guardian (U.K. newspaper)
卫奕信 wèi yì xìn David Clive Wilson, Baron Wilson of Tillyorn (1935-), British diplomat and China expert, Governor of Hong Kong 1986-1992
卫尉 wèi wèi Commandant of Guards (in imperial China), one of the Nine Ministers 九卿[jiu3 qing1]
卫星图 wèi xīng tú satellite photo
卫星图像 wèi xīng tú xiàng satellite photo
卫星定位系统 wèi xīng dìng wèi xì tǒng global positioning system (GPS)
卫星导航 wèi xīng dǎo háng satellite navigation; sat-nav
卫星导航系统 wèi xīng dǎo háng xì tǒng satellite navigation system; sat-nav
卫星电视 wèi xīng diàn shì satellite TV
卫东 wèi dōng Weidong district of Pingdingshan city 平頂山市|平顶山市[Ping2 ding3 shan1 shi4], Henan
卫东区 wèi dōng qū Weidong district of Pingdingshan city 平頂山市|平顶山市[Ping2 ding3 shan1 shi4], Henan
卫氏朝鲜 wèi shì cháo xiǎn Wiman Korea (195-108 BC), historical kingdom in Manchuria, Liaoning and North Korea
卫浴 wèi yù sanitary (related to toilet and bathroom); bathroom
卫满朝鲜 wèi mǎn cháo xiǎn Wiman Korea (195-108 BC), historical kingdom in Manchuria, Liaoning and North Korea
卫滨 wèi bīn Weibin district of Xinxiang city 新鄉市|新乡市[Xin1 xiang1 shi4], Henan
卫滨区 wèi bīn qū Weibin district of Xinxiang city 新鄉市|新乡市[Xin1 xiang1 shi4], Henan
卫理公会 wèi lǐ gōng huì Methodists
卫生丸 wèi shēng wán mothball; (jocular term) bullet
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