| 卫生间 |
wèi shēng jiān |
bathroom / toilet / WC / CL:间 |
| 卫 |
Wèi |
surname Wei / vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1066-221 BC), located in present-day Henan and Hebei Provinces |
| 卫 |
wèi |
to guard / to protect / to defend / abbr. for 卫生, hygiene / health / abbr. for 卫生间, toilet |
| 卫生 |
wèi shēng |
health / hygiene / sanitation |
| 生 |
shēng |
to be born / to give birth / life / to grow / raw / uncooked / student |
| 间 |
jiān |
between / among / within a definite time or space / room / section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars / classifier for rooms |
| 间 |
jiàn |
gap / to separate / to thin out (seedlings) / to sow discontent |