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危 - wēi

dangerous, precarious; high

dangerous, precarious; high

How to read 危

Click 危 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinwēi
Englishdangerous, precarious; high
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

危亡 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 危及. Please read 危困 one more time.

Common words with this character

at stake; in peril
to endanger; to jeopardize; a danger
grave situation
dangerous situation; venerable old age

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 危 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 危亡 and 危及 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 危.