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唯
wéi
1. -ism
2. only
3. alone
Common • Top 9% ✏️ 11 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

唯
wéi
only; sole
HSK 5 11 丶

Compound Words (20)

唯一
wéiyī
only
HSK 5
唯恐
wéikǒng
for fear that
唯有
wéiyǒu
only
唯物
wéiwù
materialistic
唯独
wéidú
only
HSK 6
唯美
wéiměi
aesthetics
唯读
wéidú
read only (computing)
唯象
wéixiàng
phenomenological
唯一性
wéiyīxìng
uniqueness
唯心论
wéixīnlùn
philosophy of idealism, the doctrine that external reality is a product of consciousness
唯物论
wéiwùlùn
the philosophy of materialism, doctrine that physical matter is the whole of reality
唯理论
wéilǐlùn
(philosophy) rationalism
唯识宗
Wéishízōng
Yogācāra school of Buddhism
任人唯亲
rènrénwéiqīn
to appoint people by favoritism (idiom); nepotism
任人唯贤
rènrénwéixián
to appoint people according to their merits (idiom); appointment on the basis of ability and integrity
唯利是图
wéilìshìtú
to seek nothing but profit (idiom); personal profit before everything
唯命是从
wéimìngshìcóng
to follow obediently
唯唯诺诺
wěiwěinuònuò
to be a yes-man
唯心主义
wéixīnzhǔyì
philosophy of idealism, the doctrine that external reality is a product of consciousness
唯意志论
wéiyìzhìlùn
voluntarism

Alternate Entries

唯
wěi
yes

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
1,093
Word Frequency Rank
7,829 of 84,292

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