维
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wéi · to preserve, to maintain, to hold together

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Shape and proportion

11Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

纟Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 维

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wéiWords pronounced wéi
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Example sentences

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Zhège èr wéi mǎ shuō shén me?这个二维码说什么?

What does the QR code say?

Source: Tatoeba #9955391 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā duì zì jǐ de sī wéi fāng shì jìn xíng zhe hěn duō sī kǎo.他对自己的思维方式进行着很多思考。

He puts a lot of thought into how he thinks.

Source: Tatoeba #1316894 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Hé yí gè zhī shuō " shì " yǔ " fǒu " de rén wéi chí yí duàn duì huà shì hěn nán de.和一个只说"是"与"否"的人维持一段对话是很难的。

It is difficult to keep up a conversation with someone who only says "yes" and "no".

Source: Tatoeba #334177 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ zài dōng jīng rú hé wéi chí shēng jì?你在东京如何维持生计?

How did you make a living in Tokyo?

Source: Tatoeba #472385 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhǐyǒu wǒ yí gè bú huì wéi yǔ.只有我一个不会维语。

I'm the only one who doesn't know Uyghur.

Source: Tatoeba #408207 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ bù dé bú zhè me zuò yǐ wéi shēng.我不得不这么做以维生。

I had to do that to survive.

Source: Tatoeba #8743569 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 维 in context

  1. Say wéi, then recall the core meaning: to preserve, to maintain, to hold together.
  2. Write all 11 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 二维码 (èr wéi mǎ), meaning “2D barcode”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 维 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.