衛 (wèi)
to guard/hygiene
How 衛 is written
- Strokes
- 15
- Radical
- 行 — go/do
- Traditional
- 衛
- Simplified
- 卫
Components
- 行 go/do
- 韋 tanned leather
Common words using 衛
- 保衛 bǎowèi
- to defend; to safeguard
- 衛生 wèishēng
- health; hygiene; sanitation
- 衛視 wèishì
- satellite TV; abbr. of 衛星電視|卫星电视
- 中衛 zhōngwèi
- Zhongwei prefecture level city in Ningxia
- 前衛 qiánwèi
- advanced guard; vanguard; avant-garde
- 守衛 shǒuwèi
- to guard; to defend
- 後衛 hòuwèi
- rear guard; backfield; fullback
- 捍衛 hànwèi
- to defend; to uphold; to safeguard
- 精衛 jīngwèi
- mythological bird, reincarnation of drowned daughter Nüwa 女娃[Nu:3 wa2] of Fiery Emperor 炎帝[Yan2 di4]
- 自衛 zìwèi
- self-defense
- 衛冕 wèimiǎn
- to defend the crown (in sports championship)
- 衛士 wèishì
- guardian; defender
衛 in a sentence
要注意個人衛生習慣。
Yào zhùyì gèrén wèishēng xíguàn.
“Pay attention to personal hygiene habits.”
How common is 衛?
衛 is the 668th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 81.9% of all running text.
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