wēi

power; might; prestige

HSK 5 #622

Character data

HSK 5
Frequency 622nd character
Radical ⼥ (38.6)
Strokes 9
Index # 1444

Definitions

威 wēi
  1. 1. power
  2. 2. might
  3. 3. prestige

Stroke order

威 stroke order diagram
威 stroke order animation

Words containing 威

Word Meaning
power and virtue
deterrence; to cower by military force
deterrent force; deterrent
deterrent force; deterrent
Westminster Abbey, London
vermouth (loanword)
authoritarianism; authoritarian; power
not to submit to force
Wade-Giles transliteration scheme for Chinese
Wade-Giles transliteration scheme for Chinese
Weihai prefecture level city in Shandong
Weihai prefecture level city in Shandong
Weihaiwei, late Qing naval port in Weihai wēi hǎi, Shandong
Weihaiwei, late Qing naval port in Weihai wēi hǎi, Shandong
formidable; fierce
Wales, constituent nation of UK
Welsh (language)
Welsh (language)
Wiltshire (English county)
Wiltshire (English county)
Wilson (name)
Weimar (German city)
Weimar Republic (German Reich, 1919-1933)
Weimar Republic (German Reich, 1919-1933)
Wade-Giles system (romanization of Chinese)