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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
敌敌畏
dídíwèi
dichlorvos C4H7Cl2PO4, organic phosphate used as insecticide (loanword)
大无畏
dàwúwèi
utterly fearless
畏缩不前
wèisuōbùqián
to shrink back in fear (idiom); too cowardly to advance
畏首畏尾
wèishǒuwèiwěi
afraid of the head, terrified of the tail (idiom); ever fearful and nervous
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
畏罪自杀
wèizuìzìshā
to commit suicide to escape punishment
后生可畏
hòushēngkěwèi
will be redoubtable in later life (idiom); a young person's abilities must be respected, though inexperienced
畏畏缩缩
wèiwèisuōsuō
cowering
无所畏忌
wúsuǒwèijì
without any fear of consequences

Metadata

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

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