wéi to preserve; to maintain; to hold together

Made up of [ silk radical 120, zhuī short-tailed bird; dove radical 172]
Made with 11 strokes.
Composed of 'silk' and 'bird' suggesting a silken thread tied to a bird's leg to 'preserve' or 'maintain' it securely

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Also uses component: fǎng (fine woven silk fabric) fēn (numerous) ; gāng (guiding principle) ; gěi (give) ; hóng (red) ; (order) ; jié (knot) ; jīng (Classic) ; lèi (tired) ; 绿 (green) ; (beginnings) ; zhǐ (paper) ; zhōng (end) ; (to form)
Also uses zhuī component: nán (difficult) shéi (who) ; tuī (to push) ; xióng (male)

Sounds same

wéi (proud)

Different tone

wěi (tail) ; wèi (do) ; wèi (not yet) ; wèi (position)

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People

王维 Wang Wei

Proverbs

维妙维肖 wéi miaò wéi xiaò Produce an image remarkably true to life; highly skilled