衛 (wai6 | wei4) : guard; protect; defend; stand guard over

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衛

wai6

wei4

[1] [v] guard; protect; defend; stand guard over
[2] a Chinese familly name
[Var.] 衞

Stroke count: 15

Level: 3

Radical: (#144)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

衛 / 卫

Don't confuse with:
衙

This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:46

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衛星 wai6 sing1 wei4 xing1 = satellite

守衛 sau2 wai6 shou3 wei4 = to guard

衛生 wai6 sang1 wei4 sheng1 = hygiene; hygienic

保衛 bou2 wai6 bao3 wei4 = to defend; to safeguard

自衛 zi6 wai6 zi4 wei4 = self-defence (US: self-defense)

警衛 ging2 wai6 jing3 wei4 = security guard

衛生紙 wai6 sang1 zi2 wei4 sheng1 zhi3 = toilet paper; bathroom tissue

衛生設備 wai6 sang1 cit3 bei6 wei4 sheng1 she4 bei4 = sanitary equipment; sanitation facilities

衛生部 wai6 sang1 bou6 wei4 sheng1 bu4 = health department; sanitation department

衛星城 wai6 sing1 sing4 wei4 xing1 cheng2 = satellite town; edge city; exurb
See all 59 compounds (CantoDict reports 65 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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Decimal representation of this word: 衛
Unicode code for this character: U+885b (off-site link)

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