維 (wéi)
to maintain; to preserve; dimension; vitamin
How 維 is written
- Strokes
- 14
- Radical
- 糹 — silk
- Traditional
- 維
- Simplified
- 维
Components
- 糹 silk
- 隹 small bird
Common words using 維
- 思維 sīwéi
- (line of) thought; thinking
- 維修 wéixiū
- maintenance (of equipment); to protect and maintain
- 維多利亞 wéiduōlìyà
- Victoria
- 維持 wéichí
- to keep; to maintain; to preserve
- 維生素 wéishēngsù
- vitamin
- 維護 wéihù
- to defend; to safeguard; to protect
- 纖維 xiānwéi
- fiber; CL:種|种[zhong3]
- 三維 sānwéi
- three dimensional; 3D
- 二維 èrwéi
- two-dimensional
- 四維 sìwéi
- the four social bonds: propriety, justice, integrity and honour; see 禮義廉恥|礼义廉耻[li3 yi4 lian2 chi3]; the four directions
- 塞爾維亞 sāiěrwéiyà
- Serbia
- 塞維利亞 sāiwéilìyà
- Sevilla, Spain
維 in a sentence
警察的主要工作是維持社會秩序。
Jǐngchá de zhǔyào gōngzuò shì wéichí shèhuì zhìxù.
“The main job of the police is to maintain social order.”
How common is 維?
維 is the 520th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 76.6% of all running text.
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