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卫

wèi · wei/Wèi · wei

Traditional 衛

Meaning

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wèi 衛

to guard
to protect
to defend
abbr. for 衛生 / 卫生, hygiene
health
abbr. for 衛生間 / 卫生间, toilet

Wèi 衛

surname Wei
vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1066-221 BC), located in present-day Henan and Hebei Provinces

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士(shì)兵(bīng)们(men)日(rì)夜(yè)守(shǒu)卫(wèi)着(zhe)这(zhè)座(zuò)大(dà)桥(qiáo)。

The soldiers guard this bridge day and night.

为(wèi)了(le)保(bǎo)卫(wèi)家(jiā)园(yuán)，他(tā)们(men)拿(ná)起(qǐ)了(le)武(wǔ)器(qì)。

In order to defend their homeland, they took up weapons.

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