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The Chinese word wei - 卫 - wèi
(to defend in Chinese)



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Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)

wèi

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English translations

to defend,
to guard, to protect

Chinese character and stroke order animation"How do I write 卫 ( wèi ) correctly?"

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Chinese characters  ( wei / wèi ) with pronunciation (English translation: to defend )
卫 ( wei / wèi ) in traditional characters
Character complexity
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is composed of 3 strokes and therefore is of very low complexity compared to the other simplified Chinese characters (average: 13.1 strokes).

Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)

defense  |  bodyguard
卫 ( wei / wèi ) belongs to the 1000 most common Chinese characters (rank 652)
Chinese example words containing the character 卫 ( wei / wèi )
安特卫普 ( Āntèwèipŭ = Antwerp ), 卫生巾 ( wèishēngjīn = sanitary towel ), 卫生间 ( wèishēngjiān = toilet ), 卫生纸 ( wèishēngzhĭ = toilet paper ), 卫星 ( wèixīng = satellite )
Other characters that are pronounced wèi in Chinese
More words that mean to defend in Chinese
fángyù ( 防御 ), ( 护 )

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