1. 卫
  2. 生
  3. 巾

卫

Previous (喜)Next (源)
  • 668th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 125 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
卫→
No glyph available一
2Radical
卫→
㇆N/A丨line一one
3Graphical
卫→
㇆丨一

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

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

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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生

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  • 34th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.35% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 742 words
  • Component in 25 characters

Decomposition

1Once
生→
龶㇒
2Radical
生→
生life
3Graphical
生→
龶㇒

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shēng (sheng1)to be born • to give birth • life • to grow • raw, uncooked

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 生 shēng (sheng1)The component 生 is pronounced as 'shēng' (sheng1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Appears In

生 also appears in:
生性星胜醒姓隆牲猩腥惺甥窿笙旌戥蕤眚癃篂霳苼鼪鍟鏟

Example Words

Common

人生 
先生 
女生 
学生 (學生)
生命 
生日 
生活 
发生 (發生)

Uncommon

一生 
一生一世 
三生有幸 
今生 
来生 (來生)
再生 
出生 
大学生 (大學生)
天生 
学生会 (學生會)
学生证 (學生證)
小学生 (小學生)
新生 
民生 
活生生 
生动 (生動)
生化 
生子 
生存 
生怕 
生意 
生态 (生態)
生成 
生机 (生機)
生死 
生气 (生氣)
生涯 
生物 
生物钟 (生物鐘)
生理 
生产 (生產)
生病 
生肖 
生育 
生菜 
生姜 (生薑)
生长 (生長)
产生 (產生)
男生 
留学生 (留學生)
畜生 
毕业生 (畢業生)
众生 (眾生)
研究生 
终生 (終生)
维生素 (維生素)
考生 
花生 
卫生 (衛生)
卫生巾 (衛生巾)
卫生间 (衛生間)
亲生 (親生)
计生 (計生)
诞生 (誕生)
逃生 
医生 (醫生)
重生 
野生 
陌生 
陌生人 
养生 (養生)
高中生 

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巾

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  • 2276th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 31 words
  • Component in 167 characters

Decomposition

1Once
巾→
冂丨
2Radical
巾→
巾turban/scarf
3Graphical
巾→
冂丨

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jīn (jin1)towel • general purpose cloth • women's headcovering (old) • Kangxi radical 50

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 巾 jīn (jin1)The component 冂 is pronounced as 'jiōng' (jiong1). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for 巾 jīn (jin1)The component 巾 is pronounced as 'jīn' (jin1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Appears In

巾 also appears in:
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Example Words

Common

围巾 (圍巾)
毛巾 

Uncommon

巾帼 (巾幗)
浴巾 
纸巾 (紙巾)
丝巾 (絲巾)
卫生巾 (衛生巾)
黄巾 (黃巾)

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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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