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危

wēi

wēi · ngai4 (Jyutping)

  1. danger
  2. to endanger
  3. Taiwan pr. [wei2]
  4. surname Wei

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Character breakdown

危

Meaning
dangerous, precarious; high; 12th lunar mansion, determinative star α Aquarii (Sadalmelik)
Radical
㔾
Strokes
6
Components
⿱厃㔾
Cangjie
NMSU
Four-corner
2721.2

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