卫星 Chinese English dictionary 卫星 translate 卫星 pinyin

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卫星

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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
卫星 wèixīng	卫星 \| 卫星* \| *卫星	(aerospace) satellite / (astronomy) satellite; moon / CL: 顆｜颗	衛星 HSK 5

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Character		Tot Str Rad / Str	Mandarin Pīnyīn	Unihan Definition standalone and in compounds	Jyutping Cantonese	Variant Four corner Cangjie
卫	卫 \| 卫* \| *卫	3画卩 + 1	wèi	guard, protect, defend	wai6	衛 1710 SLM


星	星 \| 星* \| *星	9画日 + 5	xīng	a star, planet; any point of light; 25th lunar mansion, determinative star α Hydrae (Alphard)	sing1	6010.4 AHQM

Word decomposition:

Simplified		English Definition
卫星 wèixīng	卫星 \| 卫星* \| *卫星	(aerospace) satellite / (astronomy) satellite; moon / CL: 顆｜颗


卫 Wèi	卫 \| 卫* \| *卫	surname Wei / vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1066–221 BC), located in present-day Henan and Hebei Provinces


卫 wèi	卫 \| 卫* \| *卫	to guard / to protect / to defend / abbr. for 衛生｜卫生, hygiene / health / abbr. for 衛生間｜卫生间, toilet


星　xīng	星 \| 星* \| *星	star / heavenly body / satellite / small amount