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Wéi

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Wéi Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
Wéi | Wei2
English translation
surname Wei
to encircle
to surround
all around
to wear by wrapping around (scarf, shawl)
to surround, to encircle, to corral

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About Wéi

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Number of strokes

7

Traditional form

wéi

Contains the radical

wéi

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

enclosure

Etymology of Wéi

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

囗韦

Semantic compound

wéi

Phonetic compound

wéi

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. wéi represents the meaning and wéi represents the sound.

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Example sentences using Wéi

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xiàn 检察官 jiǎn chá guān zǒu dào 桌前, 围裙 wéi qún , xiào le . )

The county attorney goes to the table, picks up the apron. laughs.

数百 shù bǎi míng de 崇拜者 chóng bài zhě 包围 bāowéi le zhè 位著名作家 zuòjiā .

Hundreds of admirers besieged the famous writer.

周围 zhōuwéi 环境 huánjìng Lěng .

The conditions were arctic.

rén 包围 bāowéi 过来 guò lái shí ,他们 tā men zhǐ 剩下 shèng xià 个人 gèrén le .

There were only five people left when the enemy closed in.

匆忙 cōngmáng de 围巾 wéijīn zài 肩上.

She threw a scarf over her shoulders.

Words with Wéi

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
范围 fànwéi range範圍
周围 zhōuwéi surroundings周圍
Wéi to encircle wéi
包围 bāowéi to surround包圍
围绕 wéirào to revolve around圍繞
氛围 fēn wéi ambience氛圍
围巾 wéijīn scarf圍巾
围观 wéi guān to stand in a circle and watch圍觀
外围 wài wéi surrounding外圍
围墙 wéi qiáng fence圍牆
入围 rù wéi to make it to the finals入圍
围棋 wéi qí the game of Go圍棋
围栏 wéi lán fencing圍欄
围攻 wéi gōng to besiege圍攻
围裙 wéi qún apron圍裙
围住 wéi zhù to surround圍住
解围 jiě wéi to lift a siege解圍
突围 tū wéi to break a siege突圍
腰围 yāo wéi girth腰圍
胸围 xiōng wéi bust胸圍
围捕 wéi bǔ to capture圍捕
围困 wéi kùn to besiege圍困
围剿 wéi jiǎo to encircle and annihilate圍剿
围城 Wéi chéng siege圍城
重围 chóng wéi to redouble a siege重圍

Wéi Decomposition & Compounds

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Wéi Decomposition

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Wéi Compounds

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