How to write 衛

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Meaning of 衛

Pinyin wèi

Radical

行

Strokes

Definition

to guard / to protect / to defend / (surname)

Usage

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衛 wèi 1. 保護，防護。 (To protect, to guard.) 2. 防護人員。 (Protective personnel.) 3. 古代稱驢。 (An ancient term for donkey.) 4. 中國明代駐兵的地點（後只用於地名）。 (A location where troops were stationed in the Ming Dynasty of China; now mainly used as a place name.) 5. 中國周代諸侯國名。 (The name of a feudal state during the Zhou Dynasty in China.) 6. 姓。 (A surname.) - 衛 wèi 〈動〉【本义】:保衛;防護 (Original meaning: To defend; to guard.) 【造字法】:會意。从韋幣從行。甲骨文中「衛、韋」同字。意思是在大道(行)站崗保衛(韋)。 (Character formation: Pictophonetic - combining the components for 'leather' and 'to walk'. In oracle bone script, '衛' and '韋' have the same character. It means to stand guard on the main road (行) for protection (韋).) 1. 同本義 ([En.] defend) 2. 防護使之不受危險 ([En.] guard). 3. 謀求 ([En.] seek). - 衛 wèi 〈名〉 1. 衛士，保鏢 ([En.] bodyguard). 2. 擔任衛護、防守之職的人 ([En.] guard). 3. 周代京師以外的行政區域之一 ([En.] an ancient district). 4. 驢的別稱 ([En.] donkey). 5. 箭羽 ([En.] arrow's feather). 6. 衛生的簡稱 ([En.] sanitation). 7. 古國名 ([En.] Wei state). Zhou Wuwang's brother Kang Shu's fief, later destroyed by the Di. The Duke Dai's territory was in Cao County, then the Duke Wen moved to Chu Qiu. After the unification by Qin Shihuang, a king of Wei was established as a vassal, abolished in the first year of the second generation. 8. 邊陲，邊遠的地方 ([En.] border area). 9. 水名 ([En.] Wei River). Originates in northeast Lingshou County, Hebei Province, flows south-east to merge with the Huituo River. 10. 肢體 ([En.] limbs). 11. 姓。 (A surname.)