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围城

wéi chéng

2-character word Traditional 圍城

What 围城 means

1. siege
2. besieged city

Other readings

围城 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• Wéi chéngFortress Besieged, 1947 novel by Qian Zhongshu {钱钟书|Qián Zhōng shū}, filmed as a TV serial

The characters in 围城

• 围wéito encircle; to surround; all around
• 城chéngcity walls; city; town

Words starting with 围城

• 围城打援wéi chéng dǎ yuánto besiege and strike the relief force (idiom); strategy of surrounding a unit to entice…

Sounds the same

Read wéi chéng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 潍城see 潍城区

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