维

wéi

wéispelled as ui · 2nd tone — spelling rules

to preserve · to maintain

Radical: 纟 Strokes: 11

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Most common

Same radical

红经线结约纳纸细统级组练

Same radical

红经线结约纳纸细统级组练纪纤缘

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Character Decomposition

维=纟+隹

Etymology

thread

Meanings

to preserve

to maintain

to hold together

dimension

vitamin (abbr. for wéi shēng sù)

wéi

abbr. for Uyghur

surname Wei

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Words with 维 371 total

the four social bonds: propriety, justice, integrity and honor · the four directions · the four limbs (Chinese medicine) · four-dimensional四维sì wéi (line of) thought; thinking思维sī wéi

Idioms with 维 12 total Chain

to have difficulty walking (idiom) · to walk with difficulty步履维艰bù lu:3 wéi jiān (idiom) starting an enterprise is difficult; fig. the beginning of any undertaking is hard创业维艰chuàng yè wéi jiān no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma · trapped · in an impossible situation进退维谷jìn tuì wéi gǔ to imitate to perfection · to be remarkably true to life维妙维肖wéi miào wéi xiào everyone participates in reforms (idiom) · to replace the old with new · to reform and start afresh咸与维新xián yù wéi xīn