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卫 = 𠃌 + 丨 + 一

卫 is a simplified Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “guard”. It is built from 𠃌 (clothes hanger), 丨 ((same as 〡 hangzhou numeral one) number one) and 一 (one).

Keyword
guard
Pinyin (Mandarin)
wèi
Script
Simplified chinese hanzi
Also known as
guard, protect, defend, защита, охрана, protect, defend

Decomposition

ids

  1. 𠃌 clothes hanger
  2. 丨 (same as 〡 hangzhou numeral one) number one
  3. 一 one

How to find 卫 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “clothes hanger” + “(same as 〡 hangzhou numeral one) number one” + “one”. 卫 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 卫 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.