• 668th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 125 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. wèi (Wei4)surname Wei • vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1066-221 BC), located in present day Henan and Hebei Provinces
2. wèi (wei4)to guard • to protect • to defend • abbr. for 衛生|卫生, hygiene • health • abbr. for 衛生間|卫生间, toilet

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for wèi (wei4)The component is pronounced as 'wéi' (wei2). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Common

保卫 (保衛)
卫生 (衛生)
卫视 (衛視)

Uncommon

中卫 (中衛)
前卫 (前衛)
大卫 (大衛)
守卫 (守衛)
后卫 (後衛)
捍卫 (捍衛)
精卫 (精衛)
自卫 (自衛)
卫冕 (衛冕)
卫士 (衛士)
卫星 (衛星)
卫浴 (衛浴)
卫生巾 (衛生巾)
卫生纸 (衛生紙)
卫生部 (衛生部)
卫生间 (衛生間)
警卫 (警衛)
护卫 (護衛)
门卫 (門衛)
防卫 (防衛)

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  • 2285th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 31 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (yu4)bath • to bathe

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (yu4)The component is pronounced as '' (gu3). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for (yu4)The component is pronounced as '' (gu3). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

沐浴 
浴室 

Uncommon

日光浴 
洗浴 
浴场 (浴場)
浴巾 
浴盆 
浴缸 
浴血 
淋浴 
卫浴 (衛浴)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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