卫
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wèi · to guard, to protect, to defend

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3Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

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乛Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 卫

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wèiWords pronounced wèi
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Example sentences

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Wǒ qù yí xià wèi shēng jiān.我去一下卫生间。

I'll go to the toilet.

Source: Tatoeba #7817189 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ dāng shí zài wèi shēng jiān.我当时在卫生间。

I was in the bathroom.

Source: Tatoeba #7767594 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā men dǐ yù rù qīn zhě, bǎo wèi le guó jiā.他们抵御入侵者,保卫了国家。

They defended their country against the invaders.

Source: Tatoeba #5655390 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ huì hàn wèi wǒ de yuán zé.我会捍卫我的原则。

I'll stick to my principles.

Source: Tatoeba #9780061 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yuè qiú shì dì qiú wéiyī de wèi xīng.月球是地球唯一的卫星。

The moon is the earth's only satellite.

Source: Tatoeba #332640 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā zài yè xiào shàng zì wèi shù kè chéng.她在夜校上自卫术课程。

She took night classes in the art of self-defense.

Source: Tatoeba #335267 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 卫 in context

  1. Say wèi, then recall the core meaning: to guard, to protect, to defend.
  2. Write all 3 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 卫生间 (wèi shēng jiān), meaning “bathroom”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 卫 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.