Memory phrase for the Kanji: 围
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围 |
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Meaning
| to encircle, to surround, enwrapped
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Pronunciation |
wéi |
Explanation |
Left: enclosure 囗, right: soft leather 韦/韋 (Two layers 二 are separated with a special sword 刀 to make leather.) |
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(Think of a shoe 鞋) It makes it enclosed by leather, to be well encircled.
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Radicals
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囗
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enclosure | This radical is enclosing other items. A small square 口 within a character is understood as mouth. |
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韦
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soft leather | untanned leather: The raw leather is spliced in two 二 layers with a longer blade丨 of a sword 刀 - The radical 革 stands for tanned leather. The radical 皮 is used for skin. |
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!
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Vocabulary
| 包围 |
bāo wéi |
to surround; to encircle; to hem in |
| 周围 |
zhōu wéi |
nvironment; to encompass; surroundings; environment |
| 范围 |
fàn wéi |
range; scope; limit; extent |
| 围绕 |
wéi rào |
to revolve around; to center on (an issue) |
| 围墙 |
wéi qiáng |
enclosure |
| 围裙 |
wéi qún |
apron |
| 围剿 |
wéi jiǎo |
to encircle and annihilate; refers to repeated campaigns of the Guomindang against the communists from 1930 onwards |
| 围垦 |
wéi kěn |
to reclaim land by diking |
| 围垦 |
wéi kěn |
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