维

wéi

Other characters with the syllable wei: see all 24 →

Meaning

abbr. for Uyghur 維吾爾|维吾尔[Wei2 wu2 er3]
to preserve
to maintain

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to hold together
dimension
vitamin (abbr. for 維生素|维生素[wei2 sheng1 su4])
surname Wei

Example

他靠什么维持生活？

What does he do for a living?

From 维持 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

11 strokes

Words containing 维

维持wéichíto keep; to maintain; to preserveHSK 4 维护wéihùto defendHSK 4 维修wéixiūmaintenance (of equipment)HSK 4 思维sīwéi(line of) thought; thinkingHSK 5 二维码èrwéimǎ2D barcode; matrix codeHSK 5 维生素wéishēngsùvitaminHSK 6 恭维gōngwéito compliment; to praiseHSK 7-9 三维sānwéithree-dimensionalHSK 7-9

More HSK 4 characters

阿āprefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarityHSK 4 矮ǎi(of a person) shortHSK 4 案àn(legal) caseHSK 4 暗àndarkHSK 4 巴bāBa, a state during the Zhou dynasty (in present-day Chongqing and the eastern part of Sichuan)HSK 4 摆bǎito arrangeHSK 4 败bàito defeatHSK 4 伴bànpartner; companion; comrade; associateHSK 4 薄báothinHSK 4 宝bǎojewelHSK 4

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