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

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圍 (围)

wéi

Definition

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

Character Decomposition

Compounds (1)

潿

wéi

still water

Related words (53)

perinatal

to surround; to gird

bib

to besiege

to encircle and annihilate; refers to repeated campaigns of the Guomindang against the communists from 1930 onwards

(baby) bib

to besiege

enclosure; pig pen; hunting ground exclusively kept for emperor or nobility (in former times)

圍坐

wéi zuò

to sit in a circle; seated around (a narrator)

圍墾

wéi kěn

to reclaim land by diking

siege; besieged city

a cofferdam

to besiege; to surround and block up

圍牆

wéi qiáng

perimeter wall; fence

scarf; shawl

to protect from all sides

to crowd around

to fish by casting a net; to capture; to surround and seize

圍攻

wéi gōng

to besiege; to beleaguer; to attack from all sides; to jointly speak or write against sb

圍欄

wéi lán

fencing; railings; fence

the game of Go

to gang up and beat

fence; paling

to revolve around; to center on (an issue)

圍網

wéi wǎng

seine net; wire mesh fence; fence screen

muffler; scarf

apron

to stand in a circle and watch

圍起

wéi qǐ

to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fence in

入圍

rù wéi

to be shortlisted; to be selected; to get past the qualifying round; to become a candidate; to make it to the finals

包圍

bāo wéi

to surround; to encircle; to hem in

合圍

hé wéi

to surround; to close in around (one's enemy, prey etc)

周圍

zhōu wéi

around; round; periphery; close to; about; surrounding; environment; to encompass; everywhere; in the vicinity of

四圍

sì wéi

all around; on all sides; encircled

surrounding

ambience; atmosphere

to form a ring around

突圍

tū wéi

to break a siege; to break out of an enclosure

胸圍

xiōng wéi

chest measurement; bust

腰圍

yāo wéi

waist measurement; girth

hip measurement

range; scope; boundary

解圍

jiě wéi

to lift a siege; to help sb out of trouble or embarrassment

to redouble a siege

communist attack against the Guomindang's encircle and annihilate campaign

large-scale

small-scale; local; to a limited extent

授權範圍

shòu quán fàn wéi

scope of authority; mandate

polder

purse-seine net (fishing)

防毒圍裙

fáng dú wéi qún

protective apron

周圍性眩暈

zhōu wéi xìng xuàn yùn

peripheral vertigo

外側裂周圍

wài cè liè zhōu wéi

perisylvian (the part of the brain surrounding the lateral sulcus or Sylvian fissure), involved in speech

Idioms (1)

圍城打援

wéi chéng dǎ yuán

to besiege and strike the relief force (idiom); strategy of surrounding a unit to entice the enemy to reinforce, then striking the new troops

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