Pinyin "wei2"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "wei2" is split up into two parts: "w" and "ei2". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "w"

Wu is for Willy Walrus.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "ei2"

In the Eiffel Tower's kitchen.

Characters pronounced wei2

囗

wéi = w + ei2

enclosure

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Mnemonic symbol: a plastic enclosure. Willy Walrus (w) is keeping frozen fish in an enclosure (囗) in the Eiffel Tower's kitchen (ei2).

为

爲

wéi = w + ei2

variant of 為|为[wei2]

为

爲

wéi = w + ei2

variant of 為|为[wei2] / as (i.e. in the capacity of) / to take sth as / to act as / to serve as / to behave as / to become / to be / to do

为

為

wéi = w + ei2

as (in the capacity of) / to take sth as / to act as / to serve as / to behave as / to become / to be / to do / by (in the passive voice)

喂

wéi = w + ei2

hello (when answering the phone)

韦

韋

wéi = w + ei2

surname Wei

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韦 = 丰 + 亅 : Mnemonic symbol: soft leather gloves.

Willy Walrus tries to steal a golden cage which has been locked to the Eiffel Tower's kitchen. He wears a pair of soft leather gloves and wields a crowbar, with which he tries to remove the cage from the Eiffel Tower.

韦

韋

wéi = w + ei2

soft leather

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韦 = 丰 + 亅 : Mnemonic symbol: soft leather gloves.

Willy Walrus tries to steal a golden cage which has been locked to the Eiffel Tower's kitchen. He wears a pair of soft leather gloves and wields a crowbar, with which he tries to remove the cage from the Eiffel Tower.

围

圍

wéi = w + ei2

surname Wei

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围 = 囗 + 韦 : Willy Walrus has fallen asleep just inside the Eiffel Tower's kitchen and as he woke up, he was surrounded by wooden boxes. His only way to attract attention is to jump up repeatedly and wave with his two soft leather gloves.

围

圍

wéi = w + ei2

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

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围 = 囗 + 韦 : Willy Walrus has fallen asleep just inside the Eiffel Tower's kitchen and as he woke up, he was surrounded by wooden boxes. His only way to attract attention is to jump up repeatedly and wave with his two soft leather gloves.

维

維

wéi = w + ei2

to preserve / to maintain / to hold together / dimension / vitamin (abbr. for 維生素|维生素[wei2 sheng1 su4])

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维 = 纟 + 隹 : In the Eiffel Tower's kitchen a sparrow spots a tasty little silk worm family. The silk worm family is lucky enough to have Willy Walrus personally as their wild life protector.

维

維

wéi = w + ei2

abbr. for Uighur 維吾爾|维吾尔[Wei2 wu2 er3] / surname Wei

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维 = 纟 + 隹 : In the Eiffel Tower's kitchen a sparrow spots a tasty little silk worm family. The silk worm family is lucky enough to have Willy Walrus personally as their wild life protector.

唯

wéi = w + ei2

only / alone / -ism (in Chinese, a prefix, often combined with a suffix such as 主義|主义[zhu3 yi4] or 論|论[lun4], e.g. 唯理論|唯理论[wei2 li3 lun4], rationalism)

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唯 = 口 + 隹 : Willy Walrus (w) and the sparrow (隹) have been locked in the Eiffel Tower's kitchen (ei2) for days now. The only (唯) edible thing there is left is a mandarin (口), but mandarins are the only (唯) thing they don't like.

违

違

wéi = w + ei2

to disobey / to violate / to separate / to go against

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违 = 辶 + 韦 : Willy Walrus (w) is wearing gladiator sandals (辶) on his front fins and soft leather gloves (韦) on his rear fins in the Eiffel Tower's kitchen (ei2). All the other visitors are outrages since Willy Walrus is violating (违) the tower's clothing rules.