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伟

wěi

HSK 5 Character Traditional 偉

What 伟 means

1. big
2. large
3. great

Example sentences

• 我就是王伟。
  I am Wang Wei.
• 矮人们是伟大的铁匠。
  ǎirénmen shì wěidà de tiějiang.
  The dwarves are great smiths.
• 这是一个伟大的时刻。
  This is a great moment.
• 芭蕉是最伟大的诗人。
  Basho was the greatest poet.
• 习惯的力量是伟大的。
  Great is the power of habit.
• 细节成就伟大的想法。
  Great thoughts are created through intricate details.

Words starting with 伟

• 伟大wěi dàhuge; great; grand; worthy of the greatest admiration; important (contribution etc)
• 伟人wěi réngreat person
• 伟哥Wěi gēViagra (male impotence drug)
• 伟业wěi yèexploit; great undertaking
• 伟岸wěi ànimposing; upright and tall; outstanding
• 伟力wěi lìmighty force
• 伟器wěi qìgreat talent
• 伟绩wěi jìgreat acts
• 伟举wěi jǔgreat feat; splendid achievement
• 伟观wěi guānmagnificent vista; a wonder
• 伟丽wěi lìmagnificent; imposing and beautiful
• 伟士牌Wěi shì páiVespa (scooter)
• 伟晶岩wěi jīng yánpegmatite

Words containing 伟

• 雄伟xióng wěigrand; imposing; magnificent
• 宏伟hóng wěigrand; imposing; magnificent
• 杨利伟Yáng Lì wěiYang Liwei (1965–), the first Chinese astronaut sent into space
• 丰功伟绩fēng gōng wěi jìglorious achievement (idiom)
• 奇伟qí wěisingular and majestic; strange and grand
• 英伟达Yīng wěi dáNVIDIA, computer graphics card company
• 叶伟文Yè Wěi wénalias of 叶伟民
• 叶伟民Yè Wěi mínRaymond YIP Wai-Man, Hong Kong film director (debut as director: 1994)
• 宏伟区Hóng wěi QūHongwei, a district of Liaoyang City 辽阳市
• 气势宏伟qì shì hóng wěiimposing; majestic
• 瑰伟guī wěiornate (style); magnificent
• 魁伟kuí wěitall and big; stalwart
• 厥功至伟jué gōng zhì wěi(idiom) to have made significant contributions to a project or cause
• 大伟Dà wěiDavid (name)
• 居功至伟jū gōng zhì wěisee 厥功至伟

Characters built on 韦

These share the phonetic component 韦 (wéi), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 围wéito encircle; to surround; all around
• 违wéito disobey; to violate; to separate
• 纬wěilatitude; woof (horizontal thread in weaving); weft
• 苇wěireed; rush; Phragmites communis
• 玮wěi(reddish jade); precious; rare
• 炜wěiglowing; bright; brilliant
• 闱wéidoor to women's room; gate to palace
• 韪wěicorrect; right

Characters that look like 伟

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 件jiànitem; component; classifier for events, things, clothes etc
• 传chuánto pass on; to spread; to transmit
• 伴bànpartner; companion; comrade; associate; to accompany
• 佛fúused in 仿佛
• 纬wěilatitude; woof (horizontal thread in weaving); weft
• 讳huìto avoid mentioning; taboo word; name of deceased emperor or superior

Sounds the same

Read wěi, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 委to entrust; to cast aside; to shift (blame etc)
• 尾tail; remainder; remnant
• 伪false; fake; forged
• 纬latitude; woof (horizontal thread in weaving); weft
• 萎to wither; to drop; to decline
• 唯yes
• 苇reed; rush; Phragmites communis
• 玮(reddish jade); precious; rare
• 娓used in 娓娓
• 炜glowing; bright; brilliant
• 猥humble; rustic; plentiful
• 痿atrophy