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卫 - wèi

guard, protect, defend

guard, protect, defend

How to read 卫

Click 卫 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinwèi
Englishguard, protect, defend
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

卫兵 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 卫冕. Please read 卫国 one more time.

Common words with this character

guard; bodyguard
to defend the crown
state of Wei , vassal of Zhou
citadel; defensive city; acropolis

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 卫 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 卫兵 and 卫冕 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 卫.