卫 (衛) wèi

1. wèi verb to guard; to protect; to defend
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 保护 (Guoyu '衛' v; Kroll 2015 '衛' 1; Unihan '衛')
2. wèi noun a guard
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: For example, 衛士 guardian (Guoyu '衛' n 2; Kroll 2015 '衛' 1a)
3. wèi noun feathering in arrows
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '衛' 2)
4. wèi noun a border area; a defended area
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '衛' n 3)
5. wèi noun donkey
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Same as 驴 (Guoyu '衛' n 4; Kroll 2015 '衛' 3)
6. wèi proper noun Wei
   Domain: History 历史 , Subdomain: China , Concept: Place Name 地名
   Notes: The name of an ancient state (Guoyu '衛' n 1; Kroll 2015 '衛' 4)
7. wèi proper noun Wei
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
   Notes: (Guoyu '衛' n 5)

Contained in

• 卫生厅(衛生廳) (provincial) health department
• 卫国(衛國) to defend one's country
• 世卫组织(世衛組織) World Health Organization (WHO)
• 通信卫星(通信衛星) communications satellite
• 卫星定位系统(衛星定位系統) global positioning system (GPS)
• 卫生棉(衛生棉) sterilized absorbent cotton wool (used for dressings or cleansing wounds); sanitary napkin; tampon
• 江苏卫视(江蘇衛視) Jiangsu Television
• 侍卫(侍衛) Imperial bodyguard
• 木卫二(木衛二) Europa
• 气象卫星(氣象衛星) a weather satellite; a meteorological satellite
• 海岸护卫队(海岸護衛隊) coast guard
• 卫兵(衛兵) guard; bodyguard
• 仪卫(儀衛) guard of honor
• 卫星城(衛星城) satellite town; edge city; exurb
• 卫冕(衛冕) to defend the crown (in sports championship)
• 卫生设备(衛生設備) sanitary equipment
• 后山守卫室(後山守衛室) Rear Gate House
• 卫满朝鲜(衛滿朝鮮) Wiman Korea
• 厨卫(廚衛) kitchens and bathrooms
• 卫星导航系统(衛星導航系統) satellite navigation system
• 威海卫(威海衛) Weihaiwei, late Qing naval port in Weihai 威海, Shandong
• 纳卫星(納衛星) nanosatellite
• 木卫四(木衛四) Callisto
• 綦卫(綦衛) a kind of arrow made from bamboo
• 左前卫(左前衛) left forward (soccer position)
• 土卫(土衛) moon of Saturn
• 自卫队(自衛隊) self-defense force; the Japanese armed forces
• 普列谢茨克卫星发射场(普列謝茨克衛星發射場) Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia
• 卫生用纸(衛生用紙) toilet paper
• 卫生裤(衛生褲) long underwear pants
• 卫星图(衛星圖) satellite photo
• 贴身卫队(貼身衛隊) personal bodyguard
• 保卫(保衛) to defend; to safeguard
• 卫生棉条(衛生棉條) tampon
• 卫生间(衛生間) bathroom; toilet
• 守卫室(守衛室) gate house
• 卫道士(衛道士) traditionalist; moralist; champion (of a cause)
• 卫护(衛護) to guard; to protect
• 殿卫(殿衛) fullback
• 正当防卫(正當防衛) reasonable self-defense; legitimate defense
• 交通警卫(交通警衛) road traffic policing
• 护卫舰(護衛艦) corvette

Also contained in

雅典卫城 、 卫辉市 、 卫福喜 、 美国海岸警卫队 、 长乐卫尉 、 汪精卫 、 中卫市 、 大卫·艾登堡 、 卫辉

Word is mentioned most frequently in

Truncated for common words

• 卷九十 志第六十六 兵二 Volume 90 Treatises 66: Military 2 History of Ming 明史 — count: 1228
• 卷七十六 志第五十二 職官五 Volume 76 Treatises 52: Official Posts 5 History of Ming 明史 — count: 209
• 卷四十九上　　　志第三十九上　百官四上 Volume 49a Treatises 44: Official Posts 4a New Book of Tang 新唐書 — count: 162
• 卷二十三上　　　志第十三上　　儀衛上 Volume 23a Treatises 13: Ceremonies 1 New Book of Tang 新唐書 — count: 144
• 襄公 Lord Xiang The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 139
• 卷四十六 志第二十二 地理七 Volume 46 Treatises 22: Geography 7 History of Ming 明史 — count: 137
• 卷一百四十六 志第九十九 儀衞四 Volume 146 Treatises 99: Ceremonial Guards 4 History of Song 宋史 — count: 119
• 卷四十二 志第二十二: 職官一 Volume 42 Treatises 22: Government Service 1 Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 107
• 卷四十一 志第十七 地理二 Volume 41 Treatises 17: Geography 2 History of Ming 明史 — count: 106
• 僖公 Lord Xi The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 105

Collocations

• 卫侯 (衛侯) 衛侯之妻 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧衞‧碩人 Lessons from the states - Odes of Wei - Shuo Ren — count: 95
• 卫人 (衛人) 衛人所為賦 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 隱公 Lord Yin — count: 63
• 伐卫 (伐衛) 虢師伐衛南鄙 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 隱公 Lord Yin — count: 19
• 卫孙 (衛孫) 衛孫免 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 宣公 Lord Xuan — count: 12
• 奔卫 (奔衛) 公孫滑出奔衛 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 隱公 Lord Yin — count: 11
• 卫甯 (衛甯) 衛甯速盟于向 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 11
• 卫师 (衛師) 衛師入郕 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 隱公 Lord Yin — count: 10
• 侵卫 (侵衛) 鄭人侵衛牧 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 隱公 Lord Yin — count: 8
• 鲁卫 (魯衛) 以救魯衛 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 成公 Lord Cheng — count: 7
• 葬卫 (葬衛) 葬衛桓公 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 隱公 Lord Yin — count: 6