威 — Chinese character
威
wēi
might, power, prestige; to dominate
- Pinyin
- wēi
- Radical
- 38 ⼥ (Woman)
- Strokes
- 9
- Components
- 戌 女
- Formation
- ideographic — Dominating a woman 女 by force of arms 戈
- Japanese
- 威 as a kanji
Common words with 威
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 威胁 (威脅) | wēi xié | to threaten; to menace |
| 权威 (權威) | quán wēi | authority; authoritative |
| 示威 | shì wēi | to demonstrate (as a protest); a demonstration |
| 威力 | wēi lì | might; formidable power |
| 示威者 | shì wēi zhě | demonstrator; protester |
| 威望 | wēi wàng | prestige |
| 威信 | wēi xìn | prestige; reputation |
| 威权 (威權) | wēi quán | authority; power |
| 权威性 (權威性) | quán wēi xìng | authority; authoritativeness |
| 威严 (威嚴) | wēi yán | dignified; imposing |
| 威士忌 | wēi shì jì | whiskey (loanword) |
| 威武 | wēi wǔ | might; formidable |
English words written with 威
- demonstrate
- demonstration
- threaten
- whiskey
- authoritarian
- menace
- deter
- authoritative
- deterrent
- dignified
- coercion
- authoritarianism
威 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 2 · Analects 4 · Art of War 2 · I Ching 2 · Mencius 3 · Zhuangzi 12 · Great Learning 1 · Doctrine of the Mean 2
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 72
- Analects 1.8
- Analects 7.37
- Analects 20.2
- Art of War 11.54
- Art of War 11.55
- Hexagram 14
- Hexagram 37
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