崴 – vocab dash

Keyword

to sprain

high
lofty
precipitous

Frequency: #3664
Strokes: 12

Readings

wǎi

Mnemonic

山 (mountain) gives the meaning and 威 the sound.

Stroke order

Composed of

山mountain 威power

Used in vocabulary

海参崴Hǎishēnwǎi

Haishenwai, traditional Chinese name for Vladivostok 符拉迪沃斯托克 (Fúlādíwòsītuōkè)

to sprain (one's ankle)

high, lofty; precipitous