衛 Stroke Order

衛 wèi 1. Protection, defense. 保護，防護。 2. Protective personnel. 防護人員。 3. In ancient times, refers to a donkey. 古代稱驢。 4. A location where soldiers were stationed during the Ming dynasty (later only used as a place name). 中國明代駐兵的地點（後只用於地名）。 5. Name of a vassal state during the Zhou dynasty in China. 中國周代諸侯國名。 6. A surname. 姓。 衛 wèi (verb) 【Primary Meaning】: To protect; to defend. 【Character Formation】: Ideogram composed of "韋" (meaning "soft leather") and "行" (meaning "to walk"). In oracle bones, 堡 and 韋 are the same character. It suggests standing to guard on a main road. 1. Same as the primary meaning ([En.] defend). 同本義 ([En.] defend) 2. To guard and prevent danger ([En.] guard). 防護使之不受危險 ([En.] guard) 3. To seek ([En.] seek). 謀求 ([En.] seek) 衛 wèi (noun) 1. Bodyguard ([En.] bodyguard). 衛士，保鏢 ([En.] bodyguard) 2. One who assumes the duty of protection ([En.] guard). 擔任衛護、防守之職的人 ([En.] guard) 3. One of the administrative regions outside the capital in the Zhou dynasty ([En.] an ancient district). 周代京師以外的行政區域之一 ([En.] an ancient district) 4. Another name for a donkey ([En.] donkey). 驢的別稱 ([En.] donkey) 5. Arrow's feather ([En.] arrow's feather). 箭羽 ([En.] arrow's feather) 6. Abbreviation for sanitation ([En.] sanitation). 衛生的簡稱 ([En.] sanitation) 7. Name of an ancient state ([En.] Wei state). A territory granted to the brother of King Wu of Zhou, Kang Shu. Destroyed by the Di people during the reign of Duke Yi, later relocated to Chu Qiu by Duke Wen. After unifying the nation, Qin Shi Huang established a lord of Wei as a vassal, abolished in the first year of Emperor Ershi. 古國名 ([En.] Wei state)。周武王弟康叔封地。至懿公爲狄所滅。戴公野處漕邑，文公又徙居楚丘。秦始皇既統一全國，獨置衛君，爲附庸，至二世元年廢 8. Border area, remote regions ([En.] border area). 邊陲，邊遠的地方 ([En.] border area) 9. Name of a river ([En.] Wei River). Originates in the northeast of Lingshou County, Hebei Province, flowing southeast to merge with the Hutuo River. 水名 ([En.] Wei River)。源出河北省靈壽縣東北，南流至縣東南，合滹沱河 10. Limbs ([En.] limbs). 肢體 ([En.] limbs) 11. A surname. 姓。