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Character

卫

wèi HSK 3
卫 wèi HSK 3
  • 1. to protect; to defend
  • 2. guard; defender
  • 3. garrison post in the Ming dynasty (larger than a 所; now used only in place names)
  • 4. name of a Zhou dynasty vassal state in present-day northern Henan and southern Hebei
  • 5. a surname
Words using 卫 as wèi (8)
  • 1 卫生间 wèi shēng jiān — bathroom HSK 3
    • 卫 hygiene, sanitation
    • 生 hygiene, sanitation (part of 卫生)
    • 间 room
    Example

    卫生间在哪里?

    wèi shēng jiān zài nǎ lǐ

    Where is the bathroom?

  • 2 卫生 wèi shēng — hygienic HSK 4
    • 卫 guard, protect
    • 生 life, health
    Example

    这里的环境不太卫生。

    zhè lǐ de huán jìng bù tài wèi shēng

    The environment here is not very hygienic.

  • 3 保卫 bǎo wèi — defend HSK 7
    • 保 protect, maintain, preserve
    • 卫 guard, defend
    Example

    士兵们保卫着边境。

    shì bīng men bǎo wèi zhe biān jìng

    The soldiers are defending the border.

  • 4 卫星 wèi xīng — satellite HSK 7
    • 卫 guard, protect (indicates orbiting/guarding around a celestial body)
    • 星 star, celestial body (refers to an object in space)
    Example

    中国发射了新的通信卫星。

    Zhōng guó fā shè le xīn de tōng xìn wèi xīng

    China launched a new communications satellite.

  • 5 卫视 wèi shì — satellite TV HSK 7
    • 卫 satellite (short for 卫星)
    • 视 television, TV (short for 电视)
    Example

    湖南卫视是中国最受欢迎的电视台之一。

    Hú nán wèi shì shì Zhōng guó zuì shòu huān yíng de diàn shì tái zhī yī

    Hunan Satellite TV is one of China's most popular television stations.

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  • 6 捍卫 hàn wèi — defend HSK 7
    • 捍 to defend, to ward off
    • 卫 to guard, to protect
    Example

    律师捍卫了当事人的合法权益。

    lǜ shī hàn wèi le dāng shì rén de hé fǎ quán yì

    The lawyer defended the client's legal rights.

  • 7 自卫 zì wèi — self-defense HSK 7
    • 自 self
    • 卫 defend, guard, protect
    Example

    他只是为了自卫才动手的。

    tā zhǐ shì wèi le zì wèi cái dòng shǒu de

    He only fought back in self-defense.

  • 8 防卫 fáng wèi — defend HSK 7
    • 防 prevention, guarding against
    • 卫 protection, defense
    Example

    在危险情况下，我们需要学会防卫。

    zài wēi xiǎn qíng kuàng xià wǒ men xū yào xué huì fáng wèi

    In dangerous situations, we need to learn to defend ourselves.

Structure & writing
卫 wèi — to protect; to defend

卫 is not used as a component in any other character.

卫 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order