围

wéi

wéispelled as ui · 2nd tone — spelling rules

to encircle · to surround

Radical: 囗 Strokes: 7 HSK 3

Structure: Full enclosureFrequency: Common

Same radical

国四回图团圆园因固困圈囚

Same radical

国四回图团圆园因固困圈囚圃圜囿

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Character Decomposition

围=囗+韦

Etymology

enclosure

Meanings

to encircle

to surround

all around

to wear by wrapping around (scarf, shawl)

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Words with 围 155 total

ambience; atmosphere氛围fēn wéi to lift a siege · to help sb out of trouble or embarrassment解围jiě wéi all around · on all sides · encircled四围sì wéi muffler · scarf围脖wéi bó enclosure · pig pen · hunting ground exclusively kept for emperor or nobility (in former times)围场wéi chǎng Fortress Besieged, 1947 novel by Qian Zhongshu, filmed as a TV serial围城Wéi chéng

Idioms with 围 11 total Chain

to besiege and strike the relief force (idiom); strategy of surrounding a unit to entice the enemy to reinforce, then striking the new troops围城打援wéi chéng dǎ yuán lit. to besiege 魏 and rescue (idiom) · fig. to relieve a besieged ally by attacking the home base of the besiegers围魏救赵wéi Wèi jiù Zhào