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卫

Traditional: 衛

wèi

wèi · wai6 (Jyutping)

  1. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1066–221 BC), located in present-day Henan and Hebei Provinces
  2. to guard
  3. to protect
  4. to defend
  5. abbr. for 衛生|卫生, hygiene
  6. health
  7. abbr. for 衛生間|卫生间, toilet
  8. surname Wei

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

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