Memory phrase for the character: 围


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Meaning to encircle, to surround, enwrapped

Pronunciation

wéi

Explanation

Left: enclosure , right: soft leather /韋 (Two layers are separated with a special sword to make leather.)

Mnemonic


 
(Think of a shoe ) It makes it enclosed by leather, to be well encircled.

Radicals

enclosureThis radical is enclosing other items. A small square within a character is understood as mouth.
soft leatheruntanned leather: The raw leather is spliced in two layers with a longer blade of a sword - The radical stands for tanned leather. The radical is used for skin.
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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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