wéi = w + ei2
abbr. for Uighur 維吾爾|维吾尔[Wei2 wu2 er3] / surname Wei
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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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How to pronounce 维

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= w initial

Wu is for Willy Walrus.

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+ ei2 final

In the Eiffel Tower’s kitchen.

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维 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
= s + Ø1
"silk" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 120), occurring in 紅|红[hong2], 綠|绿[lü4], 累[lei4] etc / also pr. [mi4]
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zhuī = zhu + ei1
short-tailed bird
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Characters with 维 as component

wéi = w + ei2
name of a river
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Words with 维

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to keep / to maintain / to preserve
to defend / to safeguard / to protect / to uphold / to maintain

Sentences with 维

维 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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