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捍卫 hànwèi

捍卫 hànwèi Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 3 English Translations of the word 捍卫 hànwèi .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
hànwèi | han4 wei4
English translation
to defend
to uphold
to safeguard

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About 捍卫 hànwèi

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Traditional form

捍衛

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 捍卫 hànwèi

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hàn

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shǒu represents the meaning and hàn represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Phonetic compound

hàn

Semantic compound

shǒu

Positional decomposition

扌旱

Number of Strokes

10
Wèi

Explanation

Simplified from the cursive form of the traditional character wèi . Depicts feet ( zhǐ ) walking around, patrolling a street intersection ( háng ).

Positional decomposition

乛一

Number of Strokes

3

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贝内特 Bèi nèi tè 发起 fā qǐ le 一场捍卫 hànwèi 道德 dàodé 价值 jiàzhí ”、反对 fǎnduì 腐朽 fǔxiǔ 堕落 duòluò de 自由 zìyóu 相对论 xiāng duì lùn de 战争 zhànzhēng

Bennett launched a crusade for "moral values" against decadent "liberal relativism."

捍卫 hànwèi Decomposition

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捍卫 hànwèi Compounds

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