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围
圍
wéi
1.
to encircle
2.
to surround
3.
all around
4.
to wear by wrapping around (scarf, shawl)
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Character Breakdown (Single character)
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
合围
héwéi
to surround
周围
zhōuwéi
surroundings
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
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Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 4
- Character Frequency Rank
- 575
- Word Frequency Rank
- 1,115 of 84,292