卫星 wèixīng satellite

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Traditional: 衛星
Measure word: 颗

Stroke order

卫星 is written in 12 strokes across 2 characters.

卫星 — the Chinese character for satellite (wèixīng), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 卫星 — satellite

卫 — 3 strokes
星 — 9 strokes

Senses

(aerospace) satellite
(astronomy) satellite; moon

Characters in 卫星

卫 wèi — to guard; to protect; to defend
星 xīng — star; heavenly body; satellite

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Related words

卫星 is pronounced wèixīng and means “satellite”.

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