Brocade Uniform Guard, imperial bodyguard and secret police force of the Ming emperors
trad. 錦衣衛
Also written 錦衣衛【Jǐn yī wèi】
Characters in this word
3锦
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brocade, embroidered work, bright
- Pinyin
- jǐn
- Traditional
- 錦
- Strokes
- 13
衣
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clothes, CL:件[jian4], Kangxi radical 145
- Pinyin
- yī
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 12783 of 2500
卫
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surname Wei, vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1066–221 BC), located in present-day Henan and Hebei Provinces
- Pinyin
- Wèi
- Traditional
- 衛
- Strokes
- 3
- Frequency
- 8089 of 2500