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惟 (wéi): But — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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2.

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3.

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Left-Right

惟

忄xīn · heart

惟=忄xīn · heart+隹zhuī

4.

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5.

Related Words: 惟

惟一 • wéi yī • only; sole

wéi惟

yī一

only; sole

惟恐 • wéi kǒng • for fear that; lest

wéi惟

kǒng恐

for fear that; lest

惟有 • wéi yǒu • only; there is only

wéi惟

yǒu有

only; there is only

惟独 • wéi dú • only; alone

wéi惟

dú独

only; alone

6.

Example Sentences

tā他

wéi惟

kǒng恐

chí迟

dào到

，

suǒ所

yǐ以

hěn很

zǎo早

jiù就

chū出

mén门

le了

。

He left home very early for fear of being late.

dà大

jiā家

dōu都

dào到

le了

，

wéi惟

dú独

tā

dà大

jiā家

dōu都

tóng同

yì意

le了

，

wéi惟

dú

wéi惟

yǒu有

nǔ努

lì力

xué学

xí习

，

cái才

néng

zhè这

shì是

jiě解

jué决

wèn问

tí题

de的

wéi惟

yí

Information

Pinyinwéi

Meaningbut, however, nevertheless; only

Strokes11

Radical忄

Traditional惟

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#1856

Zhuyinㄨㄟˊ

UnicodeU+60DF

CangjiePOG

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他

méi没

lái来

。

Everyone else has arrived, only he hasn't come.

独

tā他

tí提

chū出

le了

fǎn反

duì对

yì意

jiàn见

。

Everyone agreed, but he alone voiced opposition.

能

qǔ取

dé得

hǎo好

chéng成

jì绩

。

Only by studying hard can you achieve good results.

一

bàn办

fǎ法

。

This is the only way to solve the problem.

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Characters pronounced "wei".

尉wèiofficer, military rank
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
猥wěivulgar, low, cheap; wanton; obscene

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Characters with radical "忄".

惺xīngintelligent, clever, astute
禺yúdistrict; mountain in Zhejiang
恬tiáncalm, quiet, peaceful
悸jìfearful, apprehensive, perturbed
恫dòngin pain, sorrowful
忻xīndelightful, joyful, pleasant

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