wèi

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

Character data

Radical ⾏ (144.9)
Strokes 15
SIMPLIFIED

Definitions

衛 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

Words containing 衛

Word Meaning
moon of Saturn
Enceladus (moon of Saturn), aka Saturn II
Titan (moon of Saturn), aka Saturn VI
David (name)
David Miliband (1965-), UK politician
David Attenborough, UK nature TV host
1978 Camp David peace deal Egypt–Israel
women's bathroom (abbr. for 女卫生间)
Weihaiwei, late Qing naval port in Weihai wēi hǎi, Shandong
to guard; to defend
a guard; defender
Antwerp (city in Belgium)
left forward (soccer position)
kitchens and bathrooms
fullback; rear guard; backfield
Patriotic Health Committee
Patriotic Health Committee in China
to surround and protect
to defend; to safeguard; to uphold
supporter; upholder; proponent
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia
moon of Jupiter
Io (moon of Jupiter), aka Jupiter I
Ganymede (moon of Jupiter), aka Jupiter III
Europa (moon of Jupiter), aka Jupiter II