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CHINESE CHARACTER

衛 (wèi): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

wèi
to guard, to protect, to defend
HSK —15 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

Primary radical

行 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 衛.

Phonetic component

韋 is recorded as the sound-side component in this pictophonetic analysis.

STROKES · 15

Write 衛 in 15 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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FAQ

What does 衛 (wèi) mean in Chinese?

to guard, to protect, to defend

How do you write 衛 in stroke order?

衛 has 15 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 衛?

行 is the radical in 衛. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 衛?

This character does not yet have linked HSK word entries in the study archive.