危

wēi

wēispelled as ui · 1st tone — spelling rules

danger · to endanger

Radical: 厄 Strokes: 6

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Character Decomposition

危=厃+㔾

Etymology

A person 㔾 at the edge of a cliff 厃; 厃 also provides the pronunciation

Meanings

danger

to endanger

Taiwan pr. wéi

wēi

surname Wei

Wēi

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Words with 危 322 total

close to death · life-threatening (illness)垂危chuí wēi to be critically ill · to be terminally ill病危bìng wēi in danger of collapse · in a parlous state · (of person) treacherous倾危qīng wēi

Idioms with 危 85 total Chain

in time of peace do not forget danger · in peace remember the possibilities of danger · mindful of possible danger in time of peace安不忘危ān bù wàng wēi to take advantage of sb's difficulties (idiom)趁人之危chèn rén zhī wēi to take advantage of sb's precarious position乘人之危chéng rén zhī wēi