Save Gender Masculine & Feminine Usage Chinese Scripts 卫星, 韦星, etc.(Chinese) 衛星, 韋星, etc.(Traditional Chinese) Pronounced Pron. /weɪ̯.ɕiŋ/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Chinese 卫 (wèi) meaning "guard, protect" or 韦 (wéi) meaning "tanned leather, soft leather" combined with 星 (xīng) meaning "star, planet". Other character combinations can form this name as well.