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卫
wèi
Main
English Definitionto guard; to protect; to defend; abbr. for 卫生, hygiene; health; abbr. for 卫生间, toilet; (Chinese surname); vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1066-221 BC), located in present day Henan and Hebei Provinces
Simplified Script卫
Traditional Script衛
Pinyinwèi
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄨㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping)wai6
Part of Speech(动) verb

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Words With Same Head Word    
卫生纸wèishēng zhǐtoilet paper; bathroom tissue
卫生wèishēnghealth; hygiene; sanitation
卫星wèixīngsatellite; moon
卫生部wèishēng bùMinistry of Health
卫冕wèimiǎnto defend the crown (in sports championship)
Words With Same Tail Word    
保卫bǎowèito defend; to safeguard
防卫fángwèito defend; defensive; defense
警卫jǐngwèito stand guard over; (security) guard
后卫hòuwèirear guard; backfield; fullback
前卫qiánwèiadvanced guard; vanguard; avant-garde; forward (soccer position)
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