违
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wéi · to violate, to disobey, to defy

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7Total strokes

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Lower-left enclosureCharacter structure

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辶Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 违

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wéiWords pronounced wéi
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Example sentences

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Wǒ bú huì zài wéi fǎ le.我不会再违法了。

I will never violate a law again.

Source: Tatoeba #1408100 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tāng mǔ bù zhī dào tā de suǒzuòsuǒwéi wéi fǎn le guī zé.汤姆不知道他的所作所为违反了规则。

Tom didn't know what he'd done was against the rules.

Source: Tatoeba #8688126 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā bú huì wéi bèi tā de yuán zé.他不会违背他的原则。

He couldn't go against his principles.

Source: Tatoeba #847875 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ méi yǒu wéi fǎ.我没有违法。

I didn't break the law.

Source: Tatoeba #13086594 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zài hěn duō guó jiā, gòu mǎi hé xī shí dà má shì wéi fǎ de.在很多国家,购买和吸食大麻是违法的。

In many countries, buying or smoking cannabis is forbidden by law.

Source: Tatoeba #1193449 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā méi wéi fǎ.他没违法。

He's not breaking the law.

Source: Tatoeba #5931774 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 违 in context

  1. Say wéi, then recall the core meaning: to violate, to disobey, to defy.
  2. Write all 7 strokes while keeping the lower-left enclosure balanced.
  3. Use it in 违法 (wéi fǎ), meaning “illegal”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 违 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.