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Keyword
to preserve
  • to maintain
  • to hold together
Frequency
#535
Strokes
11
Readings
wéi100%
Mnemonic
纟 (thread) gives the meaning and 隹 the sound.
Stroke order
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Used in characters
Used in vocabulary
维护wéihù
to defend; to safeguard; to protect; to uphold; to maintain
维持wéichí
to keep; to maintain; to preserve
思维sīwéi
(line of) thought; thinking
维Wéi
abbr. for Uyghur 维吾尔 (Wéiwú'ěr)
维修wéixiū
maintenance (of equipment); to protect and maintain
苏维埃Sūwéi'āi
Soviet (council)
维也纳Wéiyěnà
Vienna, capital of Austria
维基wéijī
wiki (Internet)
塞尔维亚Sài'ěrwéiyà
Serbia; Taiwan pr. Sè4er3wei2ya
维多利亚Wéiduōlìyà
(name) Victoria; (place name) Victoria (capital of the Seychelles, southeastern state in Australia etc)
维权wéiquán
to defend (legal) rights
维吾尔Wéiwú'ěr
Uyghur ethnic group
维吾尔族Wéiwú'ěrzú
Uyghur ethnic group
戴维斯Dàiwéisī
Davis or Davies (name)
三维sānwéi
three-dimensional; 3D
维系wéixì
to maintain; to keep up; to hold together
维基百科WéijīBǎikē
Wikipedia (online encyclopedia)
二维码èrwéimǎ
2D barcode; matrix code; (esp.) QR code
维奇Wéiqí
Pope Vigilius (in office 537-555); phonetic -vich or -wich in Russian names
维族Wéizú
abbr. for 维吾尔族, Uighur (Uyghur) ethnic group of Xinjiang