卫 (wèi): vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1066–221 BC), located in present-day Henan and Hebei Provinces, to guard, to protect
卫 (wèi) is a Chinese character meaning “vassal state during the zhou dynasty (1066–221 bc), located in present-day henan and hebei provinces.” Classified as HSK Level 3 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 乛 (structural) and 一 (structural). It ranks #669 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Definitions
- vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1066–221 BC), located in present-day Henan and Hebei Provinces
- to guard
- to protect
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 卫
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大卫proper-noun | dà wèi | (name) David |
| 卫星noun | wèi xīng | (aerospace) satellite |
| 警卫verb | jǐng wèi | to stand guard over |
| 守卫verb | shǒu wèi | to guard |
| 保卫verb | bǎo wèi | to defend |
| 自卫verb | zì wèi | to defend oneself |
| 防卫verb | fáng wèi | to defend |
| 护卫noun | hù wèi | to guard |
| 捍卫verb | hàn wèi | to defend |
| 后卫noun | hòu wèi | rear guard |
| 门卫noun | mén wèi | guard at gate |
| 卫兵noun | wèi bīng | guard |
| 正当防卫 | zhèng dàng fáng wèi | reasonable self-defense |
| 卫队noun | wèi duì | guard (i.e. group of soldiers) |
| 卫生纸noun | wèi shēng zhǐ | toilet paper |
卫 appears in 102 compound words: 40 as the first character, 34 as the last, and 25 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 卫 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (11)
Showing 10 of 11 idioms containing 卫.
Example Sentences
卫字的写法很特别，让我印象深刻。
wèi zì de xiě fǎ hěn tè bié , ràng wǒ yìn xiàng shēn kè .
The character "卫" has a very distinctive way of being written, which left a deep impression on me.
...便后甩一甩是社交礼仪吗?避免滴漏体现个人卫生吗
. . . biàn hòu shuǎi yī shuǎi shì shè jiāo lǐ yí ma ? bì miǎn dī lòu tǐ xiàn gè rén wèi shēng ma
... Is it social etiquette to shake off the poop? Avoiding dripping reflects personal hygiene
016“光忠”号导弹护卫舰启程前往澳大利亚参加2026年卡卡杜多...
0 1 6 guāng zhōng hào dǎo dàn hù wèi jiàn qǐ chéng qián wǎng ào dà lì yà cān jiā 2 0 2 6 nián kǎ kǎ dù duō . . .
016 The missile frigate "Guangzhong" departed for Australia to participate in the 2026 Kakadudo...
...米兰冬奥会)综合消息:谷爱凌U型场地技巧卫冕 美国摘赛会最后一金
. . . mǐ lán dōng ào huì ) zèng gě xiāo xī : gǔ ài líng U xíng chǎng dì jì qiǎo wèi 冕 měi guó zhāi sài huì zuì hòu yī jīn
... Milan Winter Olympics) Comprehensive news: Gu Ailing defended her U-shaped field skills and won the last gold medal of the United States
主权卫星商机崛起 华通搭上热潮成大赢家
zhǔ quán wèi xīng shāng jī jué qǐ huá tōng dā shàng rè cháo chéng dà yíng jiā
The rise of sovereign satellite business opportunities Huatong has become a big winner on the boom
2026米兰冬奥|谷爱凌夺个人首金强势卫冕 国家队包揽U型场地技巧金银牌
2 0 2 6 mǐ lán dōng ào gǔ ài líng duó gè rén shǒu jīn qiáng shì wèi 冕 guó jiā duì bāo lǎn U xíng chǎng dì jì qiǎo jīn yín pái
2026 Milan Winter Olympics|Gu Ailing won her first gold medal and defended her title strongly, and the national team won the gold and silver medals in U-shaped field skills
你家好脏啊！你多久没打扫卫生？
Nǐ jiā hǎo zāng ā! nǐ duōjiǔ méi dǎsǎo wèishēng?
Your home is such a mess! When was the last time you cleaned it?
城市由一支大军守卫。
Chéngshì yóu yī zhī dàjūn shǒuwèi.
The town was defended by a large army.
母亲让我打扫卫生间。
Mǔqīn ràng wǒ dǎsǎo wèishēngjiān.
Mother made me clean the bathroom.
玛丽，这是乔的兄弟大卫。
Mǎlì, zhè shì Qiáo de xiōngdì Dàwèi.
Mary, this is Joe's brother David.
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