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威 wēi

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
wēi | wei1
English translation
power
might
prestige
might, power, prestige; to dominate

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About 威 wēi

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Number of strokes

9

Traditional form

威 wēi

Contains the radical

女 nǚ

Part of speech

Place name / 地名 dì míng Dìmíng

Learning hint

Dominating a woman 女 nǚ  by force of arms 戈 gē

Etymology of 威 wēi

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

⿻戌女

Explanation

戌 xū is a pictograph of an axe, representing military power. 女 nǚ possibly alludes to the domestic power wielded by mothers-in-law in ancient China.

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Example sentences using 威 wēi

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史 Shǐ 坦 tǎn 利 Lì 有意识 yǒu yì shí 地 de 露出 lù chū 了 le 几 jī 分 fēn 威胁 wēixié 的 de 口 kǒu 气 qì .

Stanley said, trying to edge some menace into his voice.

她 tā 在 zài 威尔士 Wēi ěr shì 大学 Dà xué 教 Jiào 英语 Yīng yǔ .

She teaches English at the University of Wales.

威廉 Wēi lián 博士 bóshì 教 Jiào 我们 wǒmen 植物学 zhí wù xué .

Dr. Williams instructs us in botany.

他 tā 常常 cháng cháng 是 shì 在 zài 威士忌 wēi shì jì 的 de 懵懂 měng dǒng 醉意中 Zhōng 度过 dùguò 的 de .

He often lives in a haze of whisky.

这 zhè 本 běn 书 Shū 我 wǒ 读 dòu 的 de 是 shì 译本 yì běn , 不 bù 是挪威文 Wén 原 yuán 著 zhù .

I read the book in translation, not in the original Norwegian.

Words with 威 wēi

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
威胁 wēixié to threaten威脅
威 wēi power威 wēi
权威 quánwēi authority權威
威力 wēilì might威力 wēilì
威士忌 wēi shì jì whiskey (loanword)威士忌 wēi shì jì
威廉 Wēi lián William or Wilhelm (name)威廉 Wēi lián
夏威夷 Xià wēi yí Hawaii, US state夏威夷 Xià wēi yí
示威 shìwēi a demonstration示威 shìwēi
杜威 Dù Wēi Dewey (name)杜威 Dù Wēi
挪威 Nuó wēi Norway挪威 Nuó wēi
威尼斯 Wēi ní sī Venice威尼斯 Wēi ní sī
威利 Wēi lì Wylie (name)威利 Wēi lì
威武 wēi wǔ might威武 wēi wǔ
科威特 Kē wēi tè Kuwait科威特 Kē wēi tè
权威性 quán wēi xìng authoritative權威性
威信 Wēixìn prestige威信 Wēixìn
威尔逊 Wēi ěr xùn Wilson (name)威爾遜
威风 wēifēng might威風
威严 wēi yán dignified威嚴
助威 zhù wēi to cheer for助威 zhù wēi
示威者 shì wēi zhě demonstrator示威者 shì wēi zhě
威尔士 Wēi ěr shì Wales, constituent nation of UK威爾士
威望 wēiwàng prestige威望 wēiwàng
鲍威尔 Bào wēi ěr Powell (name)鮑威爾

威 wēi Decomposition & Compounds

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威 wēi Decomposition

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威 wēi Compounds

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  • 威 wēi
    • 崴 wǎi , 揻 wēi , 葳 wēi , 蝛 wēi , 喴, 媙, 楲, 縅, 隇, 鰄
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