Chinese symbol for “preserve”
维
wéi
Traditional: 維
to preserve; to maintain; to hold together; dimension
The closest CC-CEDICT match for preserve is 维 (wéi), defined as: to preserve; to maintain; to hold together; dimension; vitamin (abbr. for 维生素 (wéi shēng sù)).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “preserve”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 保住 | bǎo zhù | to preserve; to save |
| 维持 (維持) | wéi chí | to keep; to maintain; to preserve |
| 保存 | bǎo cún | to conserve; to preserve; to keep; to store; (computing) to save (a file etc) |
| 保持 | bǎo chí | to keep; to maintain |
| 留 | liú | to leave (a message etc); to retain |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 维.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 维护 (維護) | wéi hù | to defend; to safeguard |
| 维持 (維持) | wéi chí | to keep; to maintain; to preserve |
| 思维 (思維) | sī wéi | (line of) thought; thinking |
| 维修 (維修) | wéi xiū | maintenance (of equipment); to protect and maintain |
| 纤维 (纖維) | xiān wéi | fiber; 种 (zhǒng) |
| 维基 (維基) | wéi jī | wiki (Internet) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “preserve”.
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.