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

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

爲

wéi = w + ei2

variant of 為|为[wei2]

违

違

wéi = w + ei2

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

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.

惟

wéi = w + ei2

-ism / only

惟 = 忄 + 隹 : Willy Walrus (w) decided that he will accept no other rulers next to him, and that he should be the only (惟) ruler worshiped to. He starts by subduing the sparrow (隹) with a flail (忄) in the Eiffel Tower's kitchen (ei2).

圩

wéi = w + ei2

dike

𬶏

鮠

wéi = w + ei2

a kind of shad with a head like a sturgeon

潍

濰

wéi = w + ei2

name of a river

桅