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1.

Animated Stroke Order 威

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 威 — animated stroke order

2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 威

威 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

Semi-Enclosed

威

女nǚ · female

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4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 威

威 handwriting practice worksheet preview

5.

How to Use 威

Authority and Prestige

Words that denote high status, respect, or recognized power.

威信 • wēi xìn • prestige • HSK 6

HSK 6

6.

HSK Vocabulary: 威

威力 • wēi lì • force; power; might

HSK 6

wēi威

lì

7.

Example Sentences

tā他

shì是

zhè这

ge个

lǐng领

yù域

de

Information

Pinyinwēi

Meaningpower, might, authority, dignity

Strokes9

Radical女

Traditional威

StructureSemi-Enclosed

Frequency#1187

Zhuyinㄨㄟ

UnicodeU+5A01

CangjieIHMV

戌xū

+女nǚ · female

wēi威

xìn信

prestige

威望 • wēi wàng • prestige • HSK 6

HSK 6

wēi威

wàng望

prestige

权威 • quán wēi • authority • HSK 6

HSK 6

quán权

wēi威

authority

Intimidation and Deterrence

Words that involve frightening or discouraging through perceived power.

威胁 • wēi xié • threaten; menace • HSK 5

HSK 5

wēi威

xié胁

threaten; menace

威慑 • wēi shè • Deterrence / intimidate • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

wēi威

shè慑

Deterrence / intimidate

示威 • shì wēi • demonstrate; put on a show of force; display one's strength • HSK 6

HSK 6

shì示

wēi威

demonstrate; put on a show of force; display one's strength

力

force; power; might

威风 • wēi fēng • power and prestige

HSK 6

wēi威

fēng风

power and prestige

助威 • zhù wēi • Cheer for / root

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

zhù助

wēi威

Cheer for / root

的

quán权

wēi威

zhuān专

jiā家

。

He is an authoritative expert in this field

Tā他

shì试

tú图

yòng用

yán言

yǔ语

wēi威

hè吓

duì对

fāng方

。

He tried to intimidate the other party with words.

Tā他

shuō说

huà话

shí时

dài带

zhe着

yī一

zhǒng种

zì自

rán然

de的

wēi威

yán严

。

He speaks with a natural authority.

huán环

jìng境

wū污

rǎn染

wēi威

xié胁

zhe着

rén人

lèi类

jiàn健

kāng康

。

Environmental pollution threatens human health

zhè这

zhǒng种

wǔ武

qì器

de的

wēi威

lì力

shí十

fēn分

jīng惊

rén人

。

The power of this weapon is astonishing

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Same Sound

Characters pronounced "wei".

尉wèiofficer, military rank
惟wéibut, however, nevertheless; only
桅wéimast of ship
渭wèiname of a river in Shanxi
潍wéicounty in Shandong province
韦wéitanned leather; surname; simplified form of KangXi radical number 178

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "女".

妊rènconceive, be pregnant
娠shēnpregnant
娴xiánelegant, refined; skillful
妾qièconcubine
嫦ChángView details
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