wǎi = w + ai3
to sprain (one's ankle) / see 崴子[wai3 zi5]
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wēi = w + ei1
high, lofty / precipitous
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How to pronounce 崴

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.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago
+ ai3 final

In the airplane’s living room.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
= w initial

Wu is for Willy Walrus.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago
+ ei1 final

In front of the Eiffel Tower.

By Matthias • updated 4 months ago

崴 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
shān = sh + an1
mountain / hill / anything that resembles a mountain / CL:座[zuo4] / bundled straw in which silkworms spin cocoons / gable
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wēi = w + ei1
power / might / prestige
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Characters with 崴 as component

崴 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 崴

Vladivostok / Ming and Qing name for Vladivostok 符拉迪沃斯托克 and the province around it
Haishenwai, traditional Chinese name for Vladivostok 符拉迪沃斯托克[Fu2 la1 di2 wo4 si1 tuo1 ke4]
bend (in a river, road etc) (used in place names)

Sentences with 崴

崴 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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wǎi / wēi

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