圍 (wai4 | wei2) : surround; circumference

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圍

wai4

wei2

[1] [v] surround; enclose; encircle; besiege
[2] [n] circumference; perimeter; periphery

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 12

Level: 2

Radical: 囗 (#31)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

圍 / 围

Don't confuse with:
園

This word has been viewed 9211 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 16th Jan 2011 01:38

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週圍 zau1 wai4 zhou1 wei2 = surroundings

圍毆 wai4 au1 wei2 ou1 = swarm around and beat up

周圍 zau1 wai4 zhou1 wei2 = surroundings, around

胸圍 hung1 wai4 xiong1 wei2 = bra; brassiere; brassière; bustline

圍牆 wai4 coeng4 wei2 qiang2 = fence

包圍 baau1 wai4 bao1 wei2 = to surround; to encircle

圍裙 wai4 kwan4*2 wei2 qun2 = apron

圍繞 wai4 jiu5 wei2 rao3 = revolve around; centre on

圍棋 wai4 kei4*2 wei2 qi2 = Go, a board game

圍攻 wai4 gung1 wei2 gong1 = to besiege

圍巾 wai4 gan1 wei2 jin1 = scarf; shawl

圍兜 wai4 dau1 wei2 dou1 = bib -clothing tied around neck to protect clothes from dirt

圍涎 wai4 jin4 wei2 xian2 = bib -clothing tied around neck to protect clothes

外圍 ngoi6 wai4 wai4 wei2 = surrounding

範圍 faan6 wai4 fan4 wei2 = range, scope, limit

腰圍 jiu1 wai4 yao1 wei2 = waistline; waist measurement; girth (of a body, trunk)

圍住 wai4 zyu6 wei2 zhu4 = gird, surround

基圍蝦 gei1 wai4 haa1 = greasyback shrimp 粵

四圍 sei3 wai4 = four sides, all around

三圍 saam1 wai4 = measurements, a woman's "vital statistics" (bust, waist, hips)

四周圍 sei3 zau1 wai4 = on all sides

圍內 wai4 noi6*2 = in-group

基圍 gei1 wai4 = Gei Wai (pond enclosed by a bund for shrimp, fish, algae, etc production)

入圍 jap6 wai4 = semifinalist (in races and beauty contests)

解圍 gaai2 wai4 = to break a siege

非法外圍馬 fei1 faat3 ngoi6 wai4 maa5 = illegal bookmaking (common formation)

捉圍棋 zuk1 wai4 kei4*2 zhuo1 wei2 qi2 = play Go (a board game)

圍欄 wai4 laan4 wei2 lan2 = [n] fencing; railings; fence

圍籬 wai4 lei4 wei2 li2 = [n] (enclosing, separating) fence

圍堰 wai4 jin2 wei2 yan4 = a cofferdam

外圍賽 ngoi6 wai4 coi3 = qualifer round

突圍 dat6 wai4 tu2 wei2 (Taiwan); tu1 wei2 (PRC) = break out of an encirclement; break through; sortie

發圍 faat3 wai4 = the growth of one's business or career

職權管轄範圍 zik1 kyun4 gun2 hat6 faan6 wai4 = jurisdiction (common formation)

轉彎範圍 zyun3 waan1 faan6 wai4 = turning radius (common formation)

鐵圍欄 tit3 wai4 laan4 tie3 wei2 lan2 = mill barriers

圍村 wai4 cyun1 wei2 cun1 = walled village

天水圍 tin1 seoi2 wai4 tian1 shui3 wei2 = Tin Shui Wai (in Yuen Long district of New Territories)

四圍貢 sei3 wai4 gung3 = loiter around 粵

圍身 wai4 san1 = an apron 粵

氛圍 fan1 wai4 fen1 wei2 = atmosphere

週圍望 zau1 wai4 mong6 = to look everywhere 粵

圍觀 wai4 gun1 wei2 guan1 = surround and look at; surround to watch; for a crowd of people to watch or look on

退入範圍 teoi3 jap6 faan6 wai4 tui4 ru4 fan4 wei2 = building setback

圍爐 wai4 lou4 wei2 lu2 = to gather around the stove

圍抽 wai4 cau1 wei2 chou1 = surround and beat up 粵

四圍刮 sei3 wai4 gwaat3 si4 wei2 gua1 = search all over for; look all around for 粵

圍頭話 wai4 tau4 waa6*2 wei2 tou2 hua4 = walled village speech

女圍巾 neoi5 wai4 gan1 nv3 wei2 jin1 = stole

圍場 wai4 coeng4 wei2 chang2 = Weichang (place in Hebei)

壯圍鄉 zong3 wai4 hoeng1 zhuang4 wei2 xiang1 = Chuangwei (village in Taiwan)

大圍 daai6 wai4 = Tai Wai (largest part of the Sha Tin district)

吉慶圍 gat1 hing3 wai4 = Kam Tin Village

柏林圍牆 paak3 lam4 wai4 coeng4 = the Berlin Wall

圍剿 wai4 ziu2 wei2 jiao3 = to surround and exterminate; encircle and destroy; wipe out

圍標 wai4 biu1 wei2 biao1 = bid rigging

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我想請您給我量一下我的胸圍尺寸。國
I want you to take my chest measurement.

嗰時有嗰時嘅社會氛圍粵
Back then, society had its own sets of norms.

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