wéi

to maintain; to preserve; to hold together

Character data

Radical ⽷ (120.8)
Strokes 14
SIMPLIFIED

Definitions

維 wéi
  1. 1. to maintain
  2. 2. to preserve
  3. 3. to hold together
  4. 4. dimension
  5. 5. vitamin (abbr. for wéi shēng sù)
  6. 6. surname Wei
  7. 7. abbr. for Uighur wéi wú ěr

Words containing 維

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Supreme Soviet
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riviera (loanword)
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