Usage of the character 衛

abbr. for generals Wei Qing 衛青／卫青 and Huo Qubing 霍去病 of Western Han 西漢／西汉 ( Xī Hàn), famous for their success in quelling the Xiongnu barbarian invaders

wèiwèi

卫尉

[衛尉]

Commandant of Guards (in imperial China), one of the Nine Ministers 九卿 (jiǔqīng)

zìwèi

自卫

[自衛]

to defend oneself
self-defense

huánwèi

环卫

[環衛]

public cleanliness
(urban) sanitation
environmental sanitation
abbr. for 環境衛生／环境卫生 (huánjìngwèishēng)

gōngwèi

公卫

[公衛]

public health (abbr. for 公共衛生／公共卫生 (gonggōngwèishèng))

Niè Wèipíng

聂卫平

[聶衛平]

Nie Weiping (1952-), professional Go player

zhōngqiánwèi

中前卫

[中前衛]

center forward (soccer position)

Mùwèi Sān

木卫三

[木衛三]

Ganymede (moon of Jupiter), aka Jupiter III

Wèiyìxìn

卫奕信

[衛奕信]

David Clive Wilson, Baron Wilson of Tillyorn (1935-), British diplomat and China expert, Governor of Hong Kong 1986-1992

Mùwèi Sì

木卫四

[木衛四]

Callisto (moon of Jupiter), aka Jupiter IV

wèishēngqiú

卫生球

[衛生球]

mothball

hùwèijiàn

护卫舰

[護衛艦]

corvette

Huǒwèi Er

火卫二

[火衛二]

Deimos (moon of Mars), aka Mars II

Qīnwèiduì

亲卫队

[親衛隊]

SS or Schutzstaffel, paramilitary organization in Nazi Germany

Wèidōngqū

卫东区

[衛東區]

Weidong district of Pingdingshan city 平頂山市／平顶山市 ( Píngdǐngshānshì), Henan

wèishēngjiān

卫生间

[衛生間]

bathroom
toilet
WC
CL:間／间 (jiān)

Mùwèi Yī

木卫一

[木衛一]

Io (moon of Jupiter), aka Jupiter I

Tèwèiqiáng

特卫强

[特衛強]

Tyvek (brand)

Wèibīnqū

卫滨区

[衛濱區]

Weibin district of Xinxiang city 新鄉市／新乡市 ( Xīnxiāngshì), Henan

Tǔwèi Liù

土卫六

[土衛六]

Titan (moon of Saturn), aka Saturn VI

hùwèitǐng

护卫艇

[護衛艇]

escort vessel
corvette

Wèishēngbù

卫生部

[衛生部]

Ministry of Health

zuǒqiánwèi

左前卫

[左前衛]

left forward (soccer position)

jìnwèijūn

禁卫军

[禁衛軍]

imperial guard

wèishēngjú

卫生局

[衛生局]

health office
bureau of hygiene

wèishēngshǔ

卫生署

[衛生署]

health bureau (or office, or department, or agency)

Wēihǎiwèi

威海卫

[威海衛]

Weihaiwei, late Qing naval port in Weihai 威海, Shandong

Mùwèi Er

木卫二

[木衛二]

Europa (moon of Jupiter), aka Jupiter II

sìfēnwèi

四分卫

[四分衛]

quarterback (QB) (American football)

wèishēngjīn

卫生巾

[衛生巾]

sanitary towel

Wèihuīshì

卫辉市

[衛輝市]

Weihui county in Xinxiang 新鄉／新乡 ( Xīnxiāng), Henan

wèidàoshì

卫道士

[衛道士]

traditionalist
moralist
champion (of a cause)

Huǒwèi Yī

火卫一

[火衛一]

Phobos (moon of Mars), aka Mars I

Jǐnyīwèi

锦衣卫

[錦衣衛]

Brocade Uniform Guard, imperial bodyguard and secret police force of the Ming emperors

wèishēngkù

卫生裤

[衛生褲]

long underwear pants

Hóngwèibīng

红卫兵

[紅衛兵]

Red Guards (Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976)

wèishēngtīng

卫生厅

[衛生廳]

(provincial) health department

Aì Wèi Huì

爱卫会

[愛衛會]

Patriotic Health Committee (abbr. for 愛國衛生運動委員會／爱国卫生运动委员会 ( Aìguó Wèishēng Yùndòng Wěiyuánhuì))

wèishēngmián

卫生棉

[衛生棉]

sterilized absorbent cotton wool (used for dressings or cleansing wounds)
sanitary napkin
tampon

wèishēngkuài

卫生筷

[衛生筷]

disposable chopsticks

Wáng Jiāwèi

王家卫

[王家衛]

Wong Kar-wai (1956-), Hong Kong film director

wèishēngtào

卫生套

[衛生套]

condom
CL:隻／只 (zhī)

wèishēngzhǐ

卫生纸

[衛生紙]

toilet paper
bathroom tissue

nàwèixīng

纳卫星

[納衛星]

nanosatellite

zìwèiduì

自卫队

[自衛隊]

self-defense force
the Japanese armed forces

Wāng Jīngwèi

汪精卫

[汪精衛]

Wang Ching-wei (1883-1944), left-wing Guomingdang politician, subsequently Japanese collaborator

Chìwèiduì

赤卫队

[赤衛隊]

Red Guards

fàngwèixīng

放卫星

[放衛星]

to launch a satellite
(fig.) (neologism during the Great Leap Forward, c. 1958) to achieve prominent success
(later used sarcastically) to make exaggerated claims
to talk big

shǒuwèizhě

守卫者

[守衛者]

defender
a guard

wèixīngtú

卫星图

[衛星圖]

satellite photo

Lǐ Wèigōng

李卫公

[李衛公]

Li Wei Gong
Duke Li of Wei, official title of Li Jing 李靖 ( Lǐ Jìng)

hànwèizhě

捍卫者

[捍衛者]

proponent
supporter
upholder

Zhōngwèishì

中卫市

[中衛市]

Zhongwei, prefecture-level city in Ningxia

Wèi Liúchéng

卫留成

[衛留成]

Wei Liucheng (1946-), fifth governor of Hainan

yòuqiánwèi

右前卫

[右前衛]

right forward (soccer position)

wèishēngwán

卫生丸

[衛生丸]

mothball
(jocular term) bullet

Chìwèijūn

赤卫军

[赤衛軍]

Red Guards

shìwèiguān

侍卫官

[侍衛官]

guard

wèixīngchéng

卫星城

[衛星城]

"satellite" town
edge city
exurb

Tǔwèi Er

土卫二

[土衛二]

Enceladus (moon of Saturn), aka Saturn II

Wèishì Cháoxiǎn

卫氏朝鲜

[衛氏朝鮮]

Wiman Korea (195-108 BC), historical kingdom in Manchuria, Liaoning and North Korea

Jīngwèitiánhǎi

精卫填海

[精衛填海]

lit. mythical bird Jingwei tries to fill the ocean with stones (idiom); futile ambition
task of Sisyphus
determination in the face of impossible odds

Wèimǎn Cháoxiǎn

卫满朝鲜

[衛滿朝鮮]

Wiman Korea (195-108 BC), historical kingdom in Manchuria, Liaoning and North Korea

fángwèiguòdàng

防卫过当

[防衛過當]

excessive self-defense (self-defense with excessive force)

fángwèidàchén

防卫大臣

[防衛大臣]

minister of defense (esp. in Japan)

bǎowèizǔguó

保卫祖国

[保衛祖國]

to defend one's country

Antèwèipǔ

安特卫普

[安特衛普]

Antwerp (city in Belgium)

tiēshēnwèiduì

贴身卫队

[貼身衛隊]

personal bodyguard

liánmàowèiyī

连帽卫衣

[連帽衛衣]

hooded sweatshirt
hoodie

zìwǒfángwèi

自我防卫

[自我防衛]

self-defense

zhèngdàngfángwèi

正当防卫

[正當防衛]

reasonable self-defense
legitimate defense

wèishēngshèbèi

卫生设备

[衛生設備]

sanitary equipment

wèixīngtúxiàng

卫星图像

[衛星圖像]

satellite photo

wèishēngguānyuán

卫生官员

[衛生官員]

health official

rénzàowèixīng

人造卫星

[人造衛星]

artificial satellite

tōngxùnwèixīng

通讯卫星

[通訊衛星]

communications satellite

jiāotōngjǐngwèi

交通警卫

[交通警衛]

road traffic policing

Shìwèi Zǔzhī

世卫组织

[世衛組織]

World Health Organization (WHO) (abbr. for 世界衛生組織／世界卫生组织 ( Shìjiè Wèishēng Zǔzhī))

gōnggòngwèishēng

公共卫生

[公共衛生]

public health

Jìnwèi Wénmǒ

近卫文麿

[近衛文麿]

Prince KONOE Fumimaro (1891-), Japanese nobleman and militarist politician, prime minister 1937-1939 and 1940-1941

huánjìngwèishēng

环境卫生

[環境衛生]

environmental sanitation
abbr. to 環衛／环卫 (huánwèi)

qìxiàngwèixīng

气象卫星

[氣象衛星]

weather satellite

guāncèwèixīng

观测卫星

[觀測衛星]

observation satellite

Wèilǐ Gōnghuì

卫理公会

[衛理公會]

Methodists

Yǎdiǎnwèichéng

雅典卫城

[雅典衛城]

the Acropolis (Athens)

wèishēngyòngzhǐ

卫生用纸

[衛生用紙]

toilet paper

wèishēngmiántiáo

卫生棉条

[衛生棉條]

tampon

tōngxìnwèixīng

通信卫星

[通信衛星]

communications satellite

fángwèiwǔqì

防卫武器

[防衛武器]

defensive weapon

wèixīngdiànshì

卫星电视

[衛星電視]

satellite TV

bǎojiāwèiguó

保家卫国

[保家衛國]

guard home, defend the country (idiom); national defense

huánwèigōngrén

环卫工人

[環衛工人]

sanitation worker

wèishēngtáocí

卫生陶瓷

[衛生陶瓷]

chamber pot
commode

wèixīngdǎoháng

卫星导航

[衛星導航]

satellite navigation
sat-nav

Dàwèi· Ní'ěr

大卫·尼尔

[大衛·尼爾]

Alexandra David-Néel (1868-1969), Belgian-French explorer and writer who traveled in Tibet in the 1920s

Guómín Jǐngwèiduì

国民警卫队

[國民警衛隊]

National Guard (United States)

Dàwèiyínghéyuē

大卫营和约

[大衛營和約]

the Camp David agreement of 1978 brokered by President Jimmy Carter between Israel and Egypt

hángkōngzìwèiduì

航空自卫队

[航空自衛隊]

air self-defense force

hǎi'ànjǐngwèiduì

海岸警卫队

[海岸警衛隊]

coastguard

hǎi'ànhùwèiduì

海岸护卫队

[海岸護衛隊]

coast guard

Dàwèi· Aìdēngbǎo

大卫·艾登堡

[大衛·艾登堡]

David Attenborough (1926-), British naturalist and broadcaster

wèixīngdìngwèixìtǒng

卫星定位系统

[衛星定位系統]

global positioning system (GPS)

wèixīngdǎohángxìtǒng

卫星导航系统

[衛星導航系統]

satellite navigation system
sat-nav

Shìjiè Wèishēng Zǔzhī

世界卫生组织

[世界衛生組織]

World Health Organization (WHO)

Bùlièdiān Bǎowèizhàn

不列颠保卫战

[不列顛保衛戰]

see 不列顛戰役／不列颠战役 ( Bùlièdiān Zhànyì)

Shìjiè Wèishēng Dàhuì

世界卫生大会

[世界衛生大會]

World Health Assembly

Dàwèi· Mǐlìbāndé

大卫·米利班德

[大衛·米利班德]

David Miliband (1965-), UK politician

Guónèi Anquán Bǎowèijú

国内安全保卫局

[國內安全保衛局]

Domestic Security Protection Bureau, the department of the Ministry of Public Security responsible for dealing with dissidents, activists etc

Měiguó Hǎi'àn Jǐngwèiduì

美国海岸警卫队

[美國海岸警衛隊]

United States Coast Guard

Běi Dǒu Wèixīng Dǎoháng Xìtǒng

北斗卫星导航系统

[北斗衛星導航系統]

BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) (similar to GPS)

Táng Tàizōng Lǐ Wèi Gōng Wènduì

唐太宗李卫公问对

[唐太宗李衛公問對]

"Duke Li of Wei Answering Emperor Taizong of Tang", military treatise attributed to Li Jing 李靖 ( Lǐ Jìng) and one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書／武经七书 ( Wǔjīng Qīshū)

quánqiúwèixīngdǎohángxìtǒng

全球卫星导航系统

[全球衛星導航系統]

Globalnaya Navigatsionaya Satelinaya Sistema or Global Navigation Satellite System (GLONASS), the Russian equivalent of GPS
abbr. to 格洛納斯／格洛纳斯

Aìguó Wèishēng Yùndòng Wěiyuánhuì

爱国卫生运动委员会

[愛國衛生運動委員會]

Patriotic Health Committee

Pǔlièxiècíkè Wèixīng Fāshèchǎng

普列谢茨克卫星发射场

[普列謝茨克衛星發射場]

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia