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Translingual
Han character
衞 (Kangxi radical 144, 行+10, 16 strokes, cangjie input 竹人木月弓 (HODBN), four-corner 21221, composition ⿴行𮧮 or ⿲彳𮧮亍)
Derived characters
- 𨇙, 𥶽, 讏, 𧲔, 躛
- 𣟉, 𤜂, 𧲝, 𧲞 (Exception: Only for mainland China character form which contains 衞.
- 㦣 (Exception: Only for Japan character form which contains 衞. Mainland China character contains 衛 instead)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1110, character 7
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 34074
- Dae Jaweon: page 1574, character 13
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 848, character 7
- Unihan data for U+885E
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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衞
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*ɢʷads
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讏
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*ɢʷads
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躛
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*qʰrɯːds
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Simplified from 䘙. Ideogrammic compound (會意 / 会意) and phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *ɢʷads): semantic 行 + phonetic 韋 (OC *ɢʷɯl) + semantic 帀.
Definitions
Usage notes
衞 / 卫 (wèi) and 衛 / 卫 (wèi) are both orthodox Chinese forms, although 衞 is the historically preferred variant in the Kangxi dictionary. The usage varies by region:
References
Japanese
Kanji
衞
(Jinmeiyō kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 衛)
- Kyūjitai form of 衛 (“defense; protection”)
Readings
Korean
Hanja
衞 (eum 위 (wi))
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Vietnamese
Han character
衞: Hán Nôm readings: vệ
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