畏 — Chinese character

畏

wèi

fear, dread, awe, reverence

Pinyin: wèi
Radical: 102 ⽥ (Field)
Strokes: 9
Components: 田一
Formation: pictographic — A monster with a scary head 田
Japanese: 畏 as a kanji

Common words with 畏

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
畏惧 (畏懼)	wèi jù	to fear; to dread
敬畏	jìng wèi	to revere
不畏	bù wèi	unafraid; to defy
畏缩 (畏縮)	wèi suō	to cower; to flinch; to quail; to recoil
大无畏 (大無畏)	dà wú wèi	utterly fearless
畏罪	wèi zuì	to dread punishment; afraid of being arrested for a crime
望而生畏	wàng ér shēng wèi	(idiom) to feel intimidated
畏畏缩缩 (畏畏縮縮)	wèi wèi suō suō	cowering; cringing
畏首畏尾	wèi shǒu wèi wěi	afraid of the head, terrified of the tail (idiom); ever fearful and nervous; afraid of the slightest thing
畏难 (畏難)	wèi nán	to be daunted by challenges
畏怯	wèi qiè	timorous; nervous
可畏	kě wèi	dreadful; formidable

English words written with 畏

畏 in the Chinese classics

Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 8 · Analects 10 · Art of War 2 · Mencius 15 · Zhuangzi 17 · Great Learning 2 · Doctrine of the Mean 1

Data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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