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畏 - wèi

fear, dread, awe, reverence

fear, dread, awe, reverence

How to read 畏

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

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinwèi
Englishfear, dread, awe, reverence
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

畏友 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 畏忌. Please read 畏怯 one more time.

Common words with this character

revered friend
to be arrested by fear; restraint; scruple
timorous; nervous
to fear; to dread; foreboding

Mistake warning

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

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 畏.