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崴

wǎi

Character

What 崴 means

1. to sprain (one's ankle)
2. see {崴子|wǎi zi}

Other readings

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

• wēihigh, lofty; precipitous

Example sentences

• 汤姆崴了他的脚。
  Tom sprained his ankle.
• 海参崴是俄罗斯的一个城市。
  Hǎishēnwǎi shì éluósī de yī gè chéngshì.
  Vladivostok is a city in Russia.
• 海叁崴是俄罗斯的一个城市。
  Vladivostok is a city in Russia.

Words starting with 崴

• 崴子wǎi zibend (in a river, road etc) (used in place names)
• 崴脚wǎi jiǎoto sprain one's ankle

Words containing 崴

• 海参崴Hǎi shēn wǎiHaishenwai, traditional Chinese name for Vladivostok 符拉迪沃斯托克

Characters that look like 崴

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

• 廉liánincorruptible; honest; inexpensive
• 溢yìto overflow; (literary) excessive; old variant of 镒
• 戚qī(bound form) relatives; kin; (bound form) grief; sorrow; (old) battle-axe
• 窥kuīto peep; to pry into
• 葳wēiluxuriant
• 淼miǎoa flood; infinity

Sounds the same

Read wǎi, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 歪to sprain (one's ankle) (Tw)