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围
圍
Wéi
1. surname Wei
Very Common • Top 1% Noun

Character Breakdown (Single character)

围
wéi
to surround, to encircle, to corral
HSK 4 7 丶

Compound Words (20)

三围
sānwéi
BWH, abbr. for a woman's three measurements, namely: bust [[胸圍|胸围<xiōngwéi>]], waist [[腰圍|腰围<yāowéi>]] and hip [[臀圍|臀围<túnwéi>]]
入围
rùwéi
to get past the qualifying round
包围
bāowéi
to surround
HSK 6
合围
héwéi
to surround
周围
zhōuwéi
surroundings
HSK 4
四围
sìwéi
all around
围住
wéizhù
to surround
围兜
wéidōu
bib
围剿
wéijiǎo
to encircle and annihilate
围嘴
wéizuǐ
(baby) bib
围困
wéikùn
to besiege
围坐
wéizuò
to sit in a circle
围城
Wéichéng
Fortress Besieged, 1947 novel by Qian Zhongshu [[錢鐘書|钱钟书]], filmed as a TV serial
围城
wéichéng
siege
围堰
wéiyàn
a cofferdam
围场
Wéichǎng
Weichang Manchu and Mongol autonomous county in Chengde [[承德<Chéngdé>]], Hebei
围场
wéichǎng
enclosure
围堵
wéidǔ
to besiege
围垦
wéikěn
to reclaim land by diking
围巾
wéijīn
scarf
HSK 5

Alternate Entries

围
wéi
to encircle / to surround / all around / to wear by wrapping around (scarf, shawl)

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
4
Character Frequency Rank
575
Word Frequency Rank
1,115 of 84,292