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

• 卫生巾(衛生巾) sanitary towel
• 江苏卫视(江蘇衛視) Jiangsu Television
• 仪卫(儀衛) guard of honor
• 观测卫星(觀測衛星) observation satellite
• 自卫队(自衛隊) self-defense force; the Japanese armed forces
• 世卫(世衛) World Health Organization (WHO)
• 卫生设备(衛生設備) sanitary equipment
• 殿卫(殿衛) fullback
• 警卫员(警衛員) bodyguard
• 卫生棉(衛生棉) sterilized absorbent cotton wool (used for dressings or cleansing wounds); sanitary napkin; tampon
• 防卫大臣(防衛大臣) minister of defense (especially in Japan)
• 卫生套(衛生套) condom
• 大卫(大衛) David
• 自我防卫(自我防衛) self-defense
• 卫生防疫(衛生防疫) epidemic-prevention
• 保卫(保衛) to defend; to safeguard
• 卫队(衛隊) guard (i.e. group of soldiers)
• 木卫三(木衛三) Ganymede
• 气象卫星(氣象衛星) a weather satellite; a meteorological satellite
• 禁卫(禁衛) defense of the imperial palace or of the capital; the palace guard (or a member of that unit)
• 护卫(護衛) an escort; a guard; a bodyguard ; to guard
• 女卫(女衛) women's bathroom
• 卫生丸(衛生丸) mothball; (jocular term) bullet
• 防卫武器(防衛武器) defensive weapon
• 綦卫(綦衛) a kind of arrow made from bamboo
• 护卫舰(護衛艦) corvette
• 厨卫(廚衛) kitchens and bathrooms
• 卫道士(衛道士) traditionalist; moralist; champion (of a cause)
• 卫星电视(衛星電視) satellite TV
• 亲卫队(親衛隊) SS or Schutzstaffel, paramilitary organization in Nazi Germany
• 卫衣(衛衣) sweatshirt
• 精卫(精衛) Jingwei
• 守卫(守衛) to guard
• 防卫过当(防衛過當) excessive self-defense (self-defense with excessive force)
• 卫兵(衛兵) guard; bodyguard
• 航空自卫队(航空自衛隊) air self-defense force

Also contained in

左曹卫 、 安特卫普 、 国内安全保卫局 、 卫青 、 卫河 、 长乐卫尉 、 赤卫军 、 卫护归依 、 禁卫军 、 卫报 、 锦衣卫 、 卫辉 、 王家卫 、 卫东区 、 中卫

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: 1227
• 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: 136
• 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: 9
• 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: 7
• 沙卫 (沙衛) 賂夙沙衛以索馬牛 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — count: 6
• 卫献 (衛獻) 衛獻公戒孫文子 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — count: 5