唯 - wéi - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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11 strokes
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唯

wéi

Definition

-ism
only
alone

Other pronunciations

wěi

Character Decomposition

Compounds (1)

鷕

yǎo

cry of hen pheasant

Related words (20)

唯一

wéi yī

only; sole; unique; single; only one; all

唯恐

wéi kǒng

for fear that; lest; also written 惟恐

only

materialistic

only; just (i.e. it is only that...); alone; all except; unique

aesthetics

read only (computing)

phenomenological

uniqueness

philosophy of idealism, the doctrine that external reality is a product of consciousness

唯物论

wéi wù lùn

the philosophy of materialism, doctrine that physical matter is the whole of reality

唯理论

wéi lǐ lùn

(philosophy) rationalism

to follow obediently

philosophy of idealism, the doctrine that external reality is a product of consciousness

唯意志论

wéi yì zhì lùn

voluntarism; metaphysical view, esp. due to Schopenhauer 叔本华, that the essence of the world is willpower

唯物主义

wéi wù zhǔ yì

materialism, philosophical doctrine that physical matter is the whole of reality

phenomenology

if and only if

kè guān wéi xīn zhǔ yì

objective idealism (in Hegel's philosophy)

辩证唯物主义

biàn zhèng wéi wù zhǔ yì

dialectical materialism

Idioms (4)

唯利是图

wéi lì shì tú

to seek nothing but profit (idiom); personal profit before everything; self-seeking

唯恐天下不乱

wéi kǒng tiān xià bù luàn

to wish for the whole world to be in chaos (idiom)

任人唯亲

rèn rén wéi qīn

to appoint people by favoritism (idiom); nepotism; corrupt appointment

任人唯贤

rèn rén wéi xián

to appoint people according to their merits (idiom); appointment on the basis of ability and integrity

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