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围
圍
wéi
1. to encircle
2. to surround
3. all around
4. to wear by wrapping around (scarf, shawl)
Very Common • Top 1%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

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

Compound Words (20)

围城
Wéichéng
Fortress Besieged, 1947 novel by Qian Zhongshu [[錢鐘書|钱钟书]], filmed as a TV serial
入围
rùwéi
to get past the qualifying round
包围
bāowéi
to surround
HSK 6
围裙
wéiqún
apron
围观
wéiguān
to stand in a circle and watch
围护
wéihù
to protect from all sides
围起
wéiqǐ
to surround
壮围
Zhuàngwéi
Zhuangwei or Chuangwei township in Yilan county [[宜蘭縣|宜兰县<Yílánxiàn>]], Taiwan
外围
wàiwéi
surrounding
氛围
fēnwéi
ambience
环围
huánwéi
to form a ring around
突围
tūwéi
to break a siege
范围
fànwéi
range
HSK 5
胸围
xiōngwéi
chest measurement
腰围
yāowéi
waist measurement
臀围
túnwéi
hip measurement
解围
jiěwéi
to lift a siege
重围
chóngwéi
to redouble a siege
合围
héwéi
to surround
周围
zhōuwéi
surroundings
HSK 4

Alternate Entries

围
Wéi
surname Wei

Metadata

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