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畏
wèi
1. to fear
Very Common • Top 5% ✏️ 9 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

畏
wèi
fear, dread, awe, reverence
HSK 6 9 丶

Compound Words (20)

不畏
bùwèi
unafraid
可畏
kěwèi
dreadful
敬畏
jìngwèi
to revere
生畏
shēngwèi
to feel intimidated
畏友
wèiyǒu
revered friend
畏忌
wèijì
to be arrested by fear
畏惧
wèijù
to fear
HSK 6
畏缩
wèisuō
to cower
畏罪
wèizuì
to dread punishment
畏途
wèitú
dangerous road
大无畏
dàwúwèi
utterly fearless
敌敌畏
dídíwèi
dichlorvos C4H7Cl2PO4, organic phosphate used as insecticide (loanword)
不畏强暴
bùwèiqiángbào
not to submit to force (idiom); to defy threats and violence
不畏强权
bùwèiqiángquán
not to submit to force (idiom); to defy threats and violence
后生可畏
hòushēngkěwèi
will be redoubtable in later life (idiom); a young person's abilities must be respected, though inexperienced
望而生畏
wàngérshēngwèi
intimidate at the first glance (idiom); awe-inspiring
无所畏忌
wúsuǒwèijì
without any fear of consequences
畏畏缩缩
wèiwèisuōsuō
cowering
畏缩不前
wèisuōbùqián
to shrink back in fear (idiom); too cowardly to advance
畏罪自杀
wèizuìzìshā
to commit suicide to escape punishment

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
2,038
Word Frequency Rank
4,599 of 84,292

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