Memory phrase for the character: 违

违

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Meaning to disobey, to violate, to separate, to go against

Pronunciation

wéi

Explanation

Left: movement 辶, right: leather 韦 (Two layers 二 are separated with special sword 刀 to make leather.)

Mnemonic
 
(Cutting is destructive:) If two parts 二 are cut apart with the movement 辶 of the sword 刀 is disobedient.

Radicals

辶 movementIn some cases this radical 廴 is used, but the mnemonics are the same.
韦 soft leatheruntanned 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.
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 Vocabulary

违反 wéi fǎn  to violate (a law)
违背 wéi bèi  to violate; to be contrary to
违法 wéi fǎ  illegal; to break the law
违悖 wéi bèi  to transgress; to violate (the rules)
违拗 wéi ào  to disobey; to defy; deliberately going against (rule, convention, sb's wishes etc)
违拗 wéi ào  

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