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The character "卫" originates from the traditional form "衛", which structurally combined the radical "行", denoting movement or a crossroads, with "韋", a component that may have served a phonetic role or reinforced the concept of encircling, thereby visually conveying the idea of patrols or defensive boundaries. This composition aligned with its initial meanings related to guarding, protecting, and maintaining security around a defined area. Across historical periods, the semantic range of the character extended from these concrete martial and territorial applications to more abstract notions of preservation and vigilant care, evident in later lexical formations such as "卫生" referring to hygiene. The simplified "卫" emerged as a condensed graphical form, stripping away the original components while retaining the core conceptual associations with defense and safeguarding.
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我们要讲卫生。
他保卫了自己的家园。
这颗卫星环绕地球飞行。
增强防卫能力很重要。
他立志成为一名忠诚的卫士。
这个国家拥有自己的卫星导航系统。
士兵们英勇地守卫着边境线。
环境保护是每个人都应尽的义务。