Chinese symbol for “deter”
威慑
wēi shè
Traditional: 威懾
to deter
The closest CC-CEDICT match for deter is 威慑 (wēi shè), defined as: to deter.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “deter”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 威慑.
| 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 |
| 震慑 (震懾) | zhèn shè | to awe; to intimidate |
| 核威慑 (核威懾) | hé wēi shè | nuclear deterrence |
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.