CHINESE CHARACTER

畏 (wèi): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

wèi

fear, dread, awe, reverence

HSK 7-99 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

田

Primary radical

田 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 畏.

田 · 一

Visible components

畏 is decomposed as ⿳田一？.

STROKES · 9

Write 畏 in 9 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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Vocabulary with 畏

敬畏jìngwèi

HSK 7-9 · to revere

畏惧wèijù

HSK 7-9 · to fear; to dread; foreboding

畏缩wèisuō

HSK 7-9 · to cower; to flinch; to quail; to recoil

Examples using 畏

畏惧

天使畏惧处, 愚人敢闯入。

Tiān shǐ wèi jù chù , yú rén gǎn chuǎng rù。

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

FAQ

What does 畏 (wèi) mean in Chinese?

fear, dread, awe, reverence

How do you write 畏 in stroke order?

畏 has 9 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 畏?

田 is the radical in 畏. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 畏?

敬畏 (jìngwèi): to revere; 畏惧 (wèijù): to fear; to dread; foreboding; 畏缩 (wèisuō): to cower; to flinch; to quail; to recoil.