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charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *为* | 为* | *为
because of / for / to
HSK 2
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *为* | 为* | *为
variant of 為|为
HSK 2
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  *位* | 位* | *位
position / location / place / seat / classifier for people (honorific) / classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes) / (physics) potential
HSK 2
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *喂* | 喂* | *喂
hey / to feed (an animal, baby, invalid etc)
HSK 2
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  *喂* | 喂* | *喂
to feed
HSK 2
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *喂* | 喂* | *喂
variant of 餵|喂
HSK 2
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *为* | 为* | *为
as (in the capacity of) / to take sth as / to act as / to serve as / to behave as / to become / to be / to do / by (in the passive voice)
HSK 3
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *为* | 为* | *为
variant of 為|为
HSK 3
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *围* | 围* | *围
to encircle / to surround / all around / to wear by wrapping around (scarf, shawl)
HSK 3
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  *胃* | 胃* | *胃
stomach / CL: 個|个
HSK 5
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  *未* | 未* | *未
not yet / did not / have not / not / 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep / ancient Chinese compass point: 210°
HSK 7-9
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *唯* | 唯* | *唯
only / alone / -ism (in Chinese, a prefix, often combined with a suffix such as 主義|主义 or 論|论, e.g. 唯理論|唯理论, rationalism)
HSK 7-9
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *尾* | 尾* | *尾
tail / remainder / remnant / extremity / sixth of the 28 constellations / classifier for fish
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  *威* | 威* | *威
power / might / prestige
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *微* | 微* | *微
surname Wei / ancient Chinese state near present-day Chongqing / Taiwan pr. [Wei2]
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *微* | 微* | *微
tiny / miniature / slightly / profound / abtruse / to decline / one millionth part of / micro- / Taiwan pr. [wei2]
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *味* | 味* | *味
taste / smell / (fig.) (noun suffix) feel / quality / sense / (TCM) classifier for ingredients of a medicine prescription
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *伪* | 伪* | *伪
false / fake / forged / bogus / (prefix) pseudo- / Taiwan pr. [wei4]
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *蔚* | 蔚* | *蔚
Artemisia japonica / luxuriant / resplendent / impressive
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *委* | 委* | *委
surname Wei
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *委* | 委* | *委
used in 委蛇
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  *委* | 委* | *委
to entrust / to cast aside / to shift (blame etc) / to accumulate / roundabout / winding / dejected / listless / committee member / council / end / actually / certainly
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *哙* | 哙* | *哙
(interjection) hey
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *渭* | 渭* | *渭
the Wei River in Shaanxi through the Guanzhong Plain 關中平原|关中平原
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *维* | 维* | *维
abbr. for Uighur 維吾爾|维吾尔 / surname Wei
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  *维* | 维* | *维
to preserve / to maintain / to hold together / dimension / vitamin (abbr. for 維生素|维生素)
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  *炜* | 炜* | *炜
glowing / bright / brilliant
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *巍* | 巍* | *巍
lofty / towering / Taiwan pr. [wei2]
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *围* | 围* | *围
surname Wei
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *鳚* | 鳚* | *鳚
blenny
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *伟* | 伟* | *伟
big / large / great
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *韦* | 韦* | *韦
surname Wei
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *韦* | 韦* | *韦
soft leather
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  *沣* | 沣* | *沣
rainy / place name in Shaanxi / Feng River in Shaanxi 陝西|陕西, tributary of Wei River 渭水
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *卫* | 卫* | *卫
surname Wei / vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1066-221 BC), located in present-day Henan and Hebei Provinces
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *卫* | 卫* | *卫
to guard / to protect / to defend / abbr. for 衛生|卫生, hygiene / health / abbr. for 衛生間|卫生间, toilet
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *危* | 危* | *危
surname Wei
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *危* | 危* | *危
danger / to endanger / Taiwan pr. [wei2]
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *喂* | 喂* | *喂
hello (when answering the phone)
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *畏* | 畏* | *畏
to fear
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *苇* | 苇* | *苇
reed / rush / Phragmites communis
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *隗* | 隗* | *隗
surname Wei
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *隗* | 隗* | *隗
eminent / lofty
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *伪* | 伪* | *伪
variant of 偽|伪
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *唯* | 唯* | *唯
yes
Wuding reign name (543-550) during Eastern Wei of the Northern Dynasties 東魏|东魏 / see 武定縣|武定县
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *薇* | 薇* | *薇
Osmunda regalis, a species of fern / Taiwan pr. [wei2]
Wei of the Northern Dynasties (386-534), founded by the Tuoba 拓跋 branch of Xianbei 鮮卑|鲜卑
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *玮* | 玮* | *玮
(reddish jade) / precious / rare
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *魏* | 魏* | *魏
surname Wei / name of a vassal state of the Zhou dynasty from 661 BC in Shanxi, one of the Seven Hero Warring States / Wei state, founded by Cao Cao 曹操, one of the Three Kingdoms after the Han dynasty / the Wei dynasty 221-265 / Wei Prefecture or Wei County at various times in history
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *魏* | 魏* | *魏
tower over a palace gateway (old)
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *惟* | 惟* | *惟
-ism / only
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *帷* | 帷* | *帷
curtain / screen
capital of Wei during Warring states / CL:
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *萎* | 萎* | *萎
to wither / to drop / to decline / spiritless / Taiwan pr. [wei1]
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *违* | 违* | *违
to disobey / to violate / to separate / to go against
Wei county in Handan 邯鄲|邯郸, Hebei
Changle, a district of Fuzhou City 福州市, Fujian / Princess Changle of Western Wei of the Northern Dynasties 西魏, given in marriage c. 545 to Bumin Khan 土門|土门
Wei River in Shaanxi through the Guanzhong Plain 關中平原|关中平原
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *纬* | 纬* | *纬
latitude / woof (horizontal thread in weaving) / weft
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *囗* | 囗* | *囗
enclosure
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *桅* | 桅* | *桅
mast
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *鍏* | 鍏* | *鍏
spade
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *煨* | 煨* | *煨
to simmer / to roast in ashes
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *猥* | 猥* | *猥
humble / rustic / plentiful
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *慰* | 慰* | *慰
to comfort / to console / to reassure
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *洧* | 洧* | *洧
name of a river
Wei county in Xingtai 邢台, Hebei
Jinzhou county-level city in Hebei / Jin Prefecture, established under the Northern Wei dynasty, centered on present-day Linfen 臨汾市|临汾市 in Shanxi
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *讆* | 讆* | *讆
to exaggerate / incredible
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *涠* | 涠* | *涠
still water
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *谓* | 谓* | *谓
surname Wei
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *谓* | 谓* | *谓
to speak / to say / to name / to designate / meaning / sense
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *媁* | 媁* | *媁
to appear displeased / beautiful
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *媁* | 媁* | *媁
ugly / to indulge oneself
Wei River in Shaanxi, through the Guanzhong Plain 關中平原|关中平原
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *崴* | 崴* | *崴
high, lofty / precipitous
Wei and Jin philosophical school amalgamating Daoist and Confucian ideals / translation of metaphysics (also translated 形而上學|形而上学)
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *尉* | 尉* | *尉
surname Wei
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *尉* | 尉* | *尉
military officer
Wei (220-265) and Jin (265-420) dynasties
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *潍* | 潍* | *潍
name of a river
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *闱* | 闱* | *闱
door to women's room / gate to palace
branch of the Xianbei 鮮卑|鲜卑 nomadic people, founders of Wei 北魏 of the Northern Dynasties (386-534) / also written 拓拔
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *葳* | 葳* | *葳
luxuriant
Wen Wei Po (Hong Kong newspaper) / Wenhui News (Shanghai newspaper)
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *帏* | 帏* | *帏
curtain / women's apartment / tent
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *偎* | 偎* | *偎
to cuddle
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *圩* | 圩* | *圩
dike
as rivers Jing and Wei separate clearly (idiom) / to be entirely different
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *隈* | 隈* | *隈
bay / cove
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *娓* | 娓* | *娓
used in 娓娓
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *猬* | 猬* | *猬
(bound form) hedgehog
state of Wei (c. 1040-209 BC), vassal of Zhou
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *徻* | 徻* | *徻
a wide room
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *艉* | 艉* | *艉
aft
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *痿* | 痿* | *痿
atrophy
Mt Mang at Luoyang in Henan, with many Han, Wei and Jin dynasty royal tombs
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *邙* | 邙* | *邙
Mt Mang at Luoyang in Henan, with many Han, Wei and Jin dynasty royal tombs
Eastern Wei of the Northern dynasties (534-550), formed from the break-up of Wei of the Northern Dynasties 北魏

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