They defended their country against the invaders.
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保卫
Traditional: 保衛
bǎo wèi
HSK 3.0 · 5HSK 2.0 · 6
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bǎo wèi · bou2 wai6 (Jyutping)
- to defend
- to safeguard
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Character breakdown
保
- Meaning
- protect, safeguard, defend, care
- Radical
- 亻
- Strokes
- 9
- Components
- ⿰亻呆
- Cangjie
- ORD
- Four-corner
- 2629.4
卫
- Meaning
- guard, protect, defend
- Radical
- 乛
- Strokes
- 3
- Components
- ⿱乛一
- Cangjie
- SLM
- Four-corner
- 1710
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