衛 [卫]

Jyutping wai6
Pinyin wèi

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. surname Wei
  2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1066-221 BC), located in present day Henan and Hebei Provinces
  3. to guard
  4. to protect
  5. to defend
  6. abbr. for 衛生|卫生, hygiene
  7. health
  8. abbr. for 衛生間|卫生间, toilet
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to guard/to protect/to defend/abbr. for 卫生, hygiene/health/abbr. for 卫生间, toilet/security guard
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    satellite (in satellite names)
    • 土衛六
      土卫六
      tǔ wèi liù
      Titan
  2. character
    to guard; to protect; to defend
  3. character
    State of Wey during the Zhou dynasty
  4. character
    a surname
    • 衛立煌
      卫立煌
      wèi lì huáng
      Wei Lihuang (Chinese general who served the Nationalist government)
  5. character
    security guard
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. guard, protect, defend
  2. Cangjie Input - Simplified
    SLM
  3. Cangjie Input - Traditional
    HODQN
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    其实我想做一个被关在高塔里的少女，然后有一天，就会有一个白马王子出现，把守卫著高塔的七条龙通通杀掉，救我出来。
    其實我想做一個被關在高塔裏的少女，然後有一天，就會有一個白馬王子出現，把守衛著高塔的七條龍通通殺掉，救我出來。
    qí shí wǒ xiǎng zuò yí gè bèi guān zài gāo tǎ lǐ de shào nǚ ， rán hòu yǒu yī tiān ， jiù huì yǒu yí gè bái mǎ wáng zǐ chū xiàn ， bǎ shǒu wèi zhù gāo tǎ de qī tiáo lóng tōng tōng shā diào ， jiù wǒ chū lái 。
    • Actually I wanted to be a damsel in a tower guarded by seven dragons, and then a prince on a white horse would chop off the dragons' heads and liberate me.
  2. Mandarin
    有些人相信英国皇室是大卫王的后裔。
    有些人相信英國皇室是大衛王的後裔。
    yǒu xiē rén xiāng xìn yīng guó huáng shì shì dà wèi wáng de hòu yì 。
    • Some believe that the British Royal Family is directly descended from the line of King David.
  3. Mandarin
    我用旧报纸换卫生纸。
    我用舊報紙換衛生紙。
    wǒ yòng jiù bào zhǐ huàn wèi shēng zhǐ 。
    • I traded old newspapers for toilet paper.
  4. Mandarin
    大卫能讲流利的法语。
    大衛能講流利的法語。
    dà wèi néng jiǎng liú lì de fǎ yǔ 。
    • David can speak French fluently.
  5. Mandarin
    大卫很活跃。
    大衛很活躍。
    dà wèi hěn huó yuè 。
    • David is very active.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    卫生间
    衛生間
    wèi shēng jiān
    • bathroom, toilet
  2. Mandarin
    卫冕
    衛冕
    wèi miǎn
    • to defend one's title; to defend one's championship
  3. Mandarin
    土卫六
    土衛六
    tǔ wèi liù
    • Titan
  4. Mandarin
    卫立煌
    衛立煌
    wèi lì huáng
    • Wei Lihuang (Chinese general who served the Nationalist government)
  5. Mandarin
    讲卫生
    講衛生
    jiǎng wèi shēng
    • to pay attention to hygiene