Wèi

Traditional: 衛

卫 (Wèi) is a Chinese word meaning “surname Wei; vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1066–221 BC), located in present-day Henan and Hebei Provinces”.

Meanings

  1. 1surname Wei
  2. 2vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1066–221 BC), located in present-day Henan and Hebei Provinces

Related words

大卫(name) David卫星(aerospace) satellite警卫to stand guard over守卫to guard卫生hygienic; sanitary保卫to defend卫生间bathroom卫to guard自卫to defend oneself防卫to defend护卫to guard捍卫to defend; to uphold; to safeguard

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