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CHINESE CHARACTER

卫 (wèi): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

wèi
to guard, to protect, to defend
HSK 33 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

乛

Primary radical

乛 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 卫.

乛 · 一

Visible components

卫 is decomposed as ⿱乛一.

STROKES · 3

Write 卫 in 3 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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Vocabulary with 卫

Examples using 卫

卫生间

我当时在卫生间。

Wǒ dāng shí zài wèi shēng jiān。

I was in the bathroom.

卫生

我当时在卫生间。

Wǒ dāng shí zài wèi shēng jiān。

I was in the bathroom.

保卫

他们抵御入侵者，保卫了国家。

Tā men dǐ yù rù qīn zhě， bǎo wèi le guó jiā。

They defended their country against the invaders.

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FAQ

What does 卫 (wèi) mean in Chinese?

to guard, to protect, to defend

How do you write 卫 in stroke order?

卫 has 3 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 卫?

乛 is the radical in 卫. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 卫?

卫生间 (wèishēngjiān): bathroom; toilet; WC; 卫生 (wèishēng): hygienic; sanitary; hygiene; sanitation; 保卫 (bǎowèi): to defend; to safeguard.