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卫生

Traditional: 衛生

wèi shēng

HSK 3.0 · 3

Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

wèi shēng · wai6 sang1 (Jyutping)

  1. hygienic; sanitary
  2. hygiene; sanitation

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

卫

Meaning
guard, protect, defend
Radical
乛
Strokes
3
Components
⿱乛一
Cangjie
SLM
Four-corner
1710

生

Meaning
life, living, lifetime; birth
Radical
生
Strokes
5
Components
⿻一土
Cangjie
HQM
Four-corner
2510.0

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