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韪

wěi

right; proper; perpriety

🔤 Pictophonetic: 是 (right) provides meaning, 韦 provides pronunciation

HSK 13 strokes Uncommon (53%)

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Component Breakdown

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是

shì

to be; indeed, right, yes; okay

韦

wéi

tanned leather; surname

⿺是韦 i

Stroke Order

Component Tree i

shì

是

to be; indeed, right, yes; okay

💡 Ideographic: To speak 日 directly 疋

9 strokes HSK 1

rì

日

sun; day; daytime

📷 Pictographic: The sun

4 strokes HSK 2

kǒu

口

mouth; entrance, gate, opening

📷 Pictographic: An open mouth

3 strokes HSK 3

jiōng

冂

wide

2 strokes

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

pǐ

疋

roll, bolt of cloth; foot

📷 Pictographic: A foot 止 with a leg on top

5 strokes

wéi

韦

tanned leather; surname

4 strokes

sān

三

three

💡 Ideographic: Three parallel lines; compare 一 (one) and 二 (two)

3 strokes HSK 1

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

èr

二

two; twice

💡 Ideographic: Two parallel lines; compare 一 (one) and 三 (three)

2 strokes HSK 1

shù

丨

number one; line

1 strokes

Words Using 韪 (7)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

丁韪良 ↗

DīngWěiliáng

William A.P. Martin (1827-1916), American missionary who lived 62 years in China between 1850 and 1916, and helped found many Chinese colleges, first president of Beijing university

DīngWěiliáng

丁韪良 ↗

William A.P. Martin (1827-1916), American missionary who lived 62 years in China between 1850 and 1916, and helped found many Chinese colleges, first president of Beijing university

to disregard universal condemnation (idiom)

màodàbùwěi

冒大不韪 ↗

to disregard universal condemnation (idiom)

冒天下之大不韪 ↗

màotiānxiàzhīdàbùwěi

to defy world opinion / to risk universal condemnation

màotiānxiàzhīdàbùwěi

冒天下之大不韪 ↗

to defy world opinion / to risk universal condemnation

大不韪 ↗

dàbùwěi

great error / heinous crime

dàbùwěi

大不韪 ↗

great error / heinous crime

与全世界为敌，冒天下之大不韪 ↗

yǔquánshìjièwéidí,màotiānxiàzhīdàbùwěi

to defy world opinion / to risk universal condemnation

yǔquánshìjièwéidí,màotiānxiàzhīdàbùwěi

与全世界为敌，冒天下之大不韪 ↗

to defy world opinion / to risk universal condemnation