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维

Traditional: 維

wéi

wéi · wai4 (Jyutping)

  1. abbr. for Uyghur 維吾爾|维吾尔[Wei2 wu2 er3]
  2. to preserve
  3. to maintain
  4. to hold together
  5. dimension
  6. vitamin (abbr. for 維生素|维生素[wei2 sheng1 su4])
  7. surname Wei

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Character breakdown

维

Meaning
maintain, preserve, safeguard
Radical
纟
Strokes
11
Components
⿰纟隹
Cangjie
VMOG
Four-corner
2011

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