維 (wai4 | wei2) : tie up; maintain; thinking; dimension

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維

wai4

wei2

[1] [v] tie up; hold together; secure
[2] [v] maintain, safeguard; preserve
[3] [n] thinking; thought; deliberation
[4] [n] [math] dimension (mainly three dimensions)
[5] [aux] used to regulate tone

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Stroke count: 14

Level: 2

Radical: 糸 (#120)

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

維 / 维

This word has been viewed 11592 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 16th Dec 2013 10:43

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維他命 wai4 taa1 ming6 wei2 ta1 ming4 = vitamin

思維 si1 wai4 si1 wei2 = line of thought; thinking

纖維 cim1 wai4 xian1 wei2 = fibre (US: fiber)

維護 wai4 wu6 wei2 hu4 = defence; safeguard; to protect; to uphold; to maintain

維生素 wai4 sang1 sou3 wei2 sheng1 su4 = vitamin

維持 wai4 ci4 wei2 chi2 = to keep; to maintain; to preserve

維修 wai4 sau1 wei2 xiu1 = repair; maintenance

恭維 gung1 wai4 gong1 wei2 = to flatter of give a complement

維繫 wai4 hai6 = to hold together

三維 saam1 wai4 san1 wei2 = three dimensional, 3D
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Decimal representation of this word: 維
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