違 (wéi)

to violate; to disobey; to go against

How 違 is written

Strokes
12
Radical
辶 — walk
Traditional
違
Simplified
违

Components

  • 辶 walk
  • 韋 tanned leather

Common words using 違

久違 jiǔwéi
(haven't done sth) for a long time; a long time since we last met
違法 wéifǎ
illegal; to break the law
違反 wéifǎn
to violate (a law)
違和 wéihé
unwell; indisposed; out of sorts
違心 wéixīn
false; untrue to one's convictions; against one's will
違章 wéizhāng
to break the rules; to violate regulations
違紀 wéijì
lack of discipline; to break a rule; to violate discipline
違約 wéiyuē
to break a promise; to violate an agreement; to default (on a loan or contract)
違背 wéibèi
to violate; to be contrary to
違規 wéiguī
to violate (rules); irregular; illegal
事與願違 shìyǔyuànwéi
things turn out contrary to the way one wishes (idiom)
睽違 kuíwéi
to be separated (from a friend, one's homeland etc) for a period of time; after a hiatus of (x years)

違 in a sentence

在這裡停車違反了交通規則。

Zài zhèlǐ tíngchē wéifǎnle jiāotōng guīzé.

“Parking here violates traffic rules.”

How common is 違?

違 is the 1,182nd most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 91.7% of all running text.

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