Keyword
fear
- dread
- awe
- reverence
- Frequency
- #2400
- Strokes
- 9
Readings
wèi
Mnemonic
A monster with a scary head 田
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in characters
Used in vocabulary
畏惧
to fear; to dread; foreboding
敬畏
to revere
畏
to fear
不畏
unafraid; to defy
畏缩
to cower; to flinch; to quail; to recoil
大无畏
utterly fearless
畏罪
to dread punishment; afraid of being arrested for a crime
望而生畏
(idiom) to feel intimidated
畏畏缩缩
cowering; cringing
畏首畏尾
afraid of the head, terrified of the tail (idiom); ever fearful and nervous; afraid of the slightest thing
畏难
to be daunted by challenges
畏怯
timorous; nervous
可畏
dreadful; formidable
生畏
to feel intimidated
畏罪自杀
to commit suicide to escape punishment
畏途
dangerous road; (fig.) perilous or intimidating undertaking
人言可畏
gossip is a fearful thing (idiom)
敌敌畏
(loanword) DDVP, aka dichlorvos (an organophosphate used as an insecticide)
畏缩不前
to shrink back in fear (idiom); too cowardly to advance
不畏强权
not to submit to force (idiom); to defy threats and violence
后生可畏
the young will be redoubtable in the years to come (idiom); the younger generations will surpass us in time
畏罪潜逃
to flee to escape punishment; to abscond from justice
不畏强暴
not to submit to force (idiom); to defy threats and violence
畏忌
to be arrested by fear; restraint; scruple