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精卫

Jīng wèi

2-character word Traditional 精衛

What 精卫 means

1. mythological bird, reincarnation of drowned daughter Nüwa {女娃|Nǚ wá} of Fiery Emperor {炎帝|Yán dì}

The characters in 精卫

• 精jīngessence; extract; vitality
• 卫wèito guard; to protect; to defend

Words starting with 精卫

• 精卫填海Jīng wèi tián hǎilit. mythical bird Jingwei tries to fill the ocean with stones (idiom); futile ambition…

Words containing 精卫

• 汪精卫Wāng Jīng wèiWang Jingwei (1883–1944), Chinese politician who later collaborated with Japan during…

Sounds the same

Read Jīng wèi, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 京味Beijing flavor; Beijing style

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