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圍

wéi

surround, encircle, corral

Strokes
12
Radical
囗
HSK
—
Tone
2

Simplified form: 围

Stroke order

Our word list and example sentences are in simplified characters. Everything below is for 围, the simplified form of 圍. We do not have a traditional-script corpus to draw the words from, so they are shown as they are written in simplified Chinese.

Example sentences

  • 世界不是围着你转的。

    Shì jiè bù shì wéi zhe nǐ zhuǎn de

    The world doesn't revolve around you.

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  • 我去过上海周围的地方。

    Wǒ qù guò Shàng hǎi zhōu wéi de dì fang

    I've been to the area surrounding Shanghai.

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  • 《围城》的作者是钱钟书。

    Wéi chéng de zuò zhě shì Qián Zhōng shū

    The author of Fortress Besieged is Qian Zhongshu.

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  • 特种部队包围了建筑物。

    Tè zhǒng bù duì bāo wéi le jiàn zhù wù

    Special forces surrounded the building.

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Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 围

  • 范围fàn wéi 4–2 range; scope; limit; extent
  • 周围zhōu wéi 1–2 environs; surroundings; periphery
  • 围wéi 2to encircle; to surround; all around; to wear by wrapping around (scarf, shawl)
  • 围巾wéi jīn 2–1 scarf; shawl
  • 包围bāo wéi 1–2 to surround; to encircle; to hem in
  • 围绕wéi rào 2–4 to revolve around; to center on (an issue)
  • 氛围fēn wéi 1–2 ambience; atmosphere
  • 围墙wéi qiáng 2–2 perimeter wall; fence
  • 解围jiě wéi 3–2 to lift a siege; to help sb out of trouble or embarrassment