衛
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卫
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Phonosemantic compound. 行 represents the meaning and 韋 represents the sound.
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Historical Evolution
衛
Bronze
Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
衛
Bronze
Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
衛
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
衛
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
衛
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
衛
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
衛
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
衛
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
衛
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
衛
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
衛
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
衛
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
衛
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
衛
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
衛
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
衛
Regular
Modern
Chinese
卫 / 衛 [Wèi]
surname Wei; vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1066-221 BC), located in present day Henan and Hebei Provinces
卫 / 衛 [wèi]
to guard; to protect; to defend; abbr. for 衛生|卫生, hygiene; health; abbr. for 衛生間|卫生间, toilet
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
衛 うえい
Uei surname
衛 えい
Ei surnamegiven name
衛 まもり
Mamori surnamegiven name
衛 まもる
Mamoru female given namesurname
CHINESE WORDS (153)
卫生 [wèishēng] #4,562
health
卫星 [wèixīng] #2,598
satellite
大卫 [Dàwèi] #2,125
David (name)
保卫 [bǎowèi] #4,888
to defend
警卫 [jǐngwèi] #3,406
to stand guard over
后卫 [hòuwèi] #8,889
rear guard
守卫 [shǒuwèi] #4,439
to guard
卫生间 [wèishēngjiān] #5,243
bathroom
卫生部 [Wèishēngbù] #17,010
Ministry of Health
自卫 [zìwèi] #6,041
self-defense
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 行方 [ゆくえ] #2,984
(one's) whereabouts
⭐ 護衛 [ごえい] #3,123
guard
⭐ 防衛 [ぼうえい] #5,326
defense
⭐ 近衛 [このえ] #9,127
Imperial Guards
衛兵 [えいへい] #9,267
guard
⭐ 前衛 [ぜんえい] #11,272
advance guard
⭐ 衛星 [えいせい] #14,613
(natural) satellite
親衛隊 [しんえいたい] #14,905
bodyguards
⭐ 自衛隊 [じえいたい] #15,853
Japan Self-Defense Forces
⭐ 自衛 [じえい] #17,623
self-defense
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