Usage of the character 威
wēi
威
[威]
- power
- might
- prestige
wēiyán
威严
[威嚴]
- dignified
- imposing
- august
- awe-inspiring
- awe
- prestige
- dignity
lìwēi
立威
[立威]
- to establish one's authority
wēilì
威厉
[威厲]
- awe-inspiring
- majestic
Dù Wēi
杜威
[杜威]
- Du Wei (1982-), Shanghai soccer star
- Dewey (name)
Wēilì
威利
[威利]
- Wylie (name)
- Turrell Wylie, originator of the Wylie transcription of Tibetan script
Wǔwēi
武威
[武威]
- Wuwei, prefecture-level city in Gansu
wēibī
威逼
[威逼]
- to threaten
- to coerce
- to intimidate
wēilíng
威灵
[威靈]
- authority
- prestige
- supernatural spirit
wēixiǎn
威显
[威顯]
- awe-inspiring
- power
wēishì
威势
[威勢]
- might
- power and influence
wēifēng
威风
[威風]
- might
- awe-inspiring authority
- impressive
Wēixìn
威信
[威信]
- Weixin county in Zhaotong 昭通 ( Zhāotōng), Yunnan
guówēi
国威
[國威]
- national prestige
wēiwàng
威望
[威望]
- prestige
Wēiyuǎn
威远
[威遠]
- Weiyuan county in Neijiang 內江／内江 ( Nèijiāng), Sichuan
shēngwēi
声威
[聲威]
- prestige
- renown
- influence
wēiyí
威仪
[威儀]
- majestic presence
- awe-inspiring manner
wēizhèn
威震
[威震]
- to inspire awe
wēidé
威德
[威德]
- power and virtue
wēihài
威骇
[威駭]
- to intimidate
wēiměng
威猛
[威猛]
- bold and powerful
wēixié
威胁
[威脅]
- to threaten; to menace
Xuānwēi
宣威
[宣威]
- Xuanwei, county-level city in Qujing 曲靖 ( Qǔjìng), Yunnan
yínwēi
淫威
[淫威]
- abuse of authority
- tyrannical abuse
wēikè
威客
[威客]
- (neologism c. 2005) freelancer
zhùwēi
助威
[助威]
- to cheer for
- to encourage
- to boost the morale of
Bǎiwēi
百威
[百威]
- Budweiser (beer)
Huáwēi
华威
[華威]
- Warwick (name)
- University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
wēixìn
威信
[威信]
- prestige
- reputation
- trust
- credit with the people
wēiyǎ
威亚
[威亞]
- (loanword) stunt wires
Wēilián
威廉
[威廉]
- William or Wilhelm (name)
Yǎwēi
雅威
[雅威]
- Yahweh
Wēishì
威士
[威士]
- Visa (credit card)
wēimíng
威名
[威名]
- fame for fighting prowess
- military glory
Wēimǎ
威玛
[威瑪]
- Weimar (German city)
Wēixiàn
威县
[威縣]
- Wei county in Xingtai 邢台 ( Xíngtái), Hebei
wēiquán
威权
[威權]
- authority
- power
- authoritarianism
- authoritarian
wēibǔ
威卜
[威卜]
- vaporizer (e-cigarette) (loanword)
Jīnwēi
金威
[金威]
- Kingway (Chinese beer brand)
quánwēi
权威
[權威]
- authority
- authoritative
- power and prestige
Wēi Zhái
威翟
[威翟]
- Wade-Giles (romanization system for Chinese)
shìwēi
示威
[示威]
- to demonstrate (as a protest)
- a demonstration
- a military show of force
wēiróng
威容
[威容]
- grave and dignified
wēipò
威迫
[威迫]
- coercion
- to intimidate
wēihuà
威化
[威化]
- wafer (biscuit) (loanword)
wēiliè
威烈
[威烈]
- fierce
- formidable
wēiwǔ
威武
[威武]
- might
- formidable
wēizhòng
威重
[威重]
- august
- majestic
wēihè
威吓
[威嚇]
- to threaten
- to intimidate
- to cow
wēishè
威慑
[威懾]
- to deter
Wēihǎi
威海
[威海]
- Weihai, prefecture-level city in Shandong
Nuówēi
挪威
[挪威]
- Norway
Róngwēi
荣威
[榮威]
- Roewe (brand)
wēilì
威力
[威力]
- might
- formidable power
shìwēizhě
示威者
[示威者]
- demonstrator
- protester
Hànnuòwēi
汉诺威
[漢諾威]
- Hanover
Xiàwēiyí
夏威夷
[夏威夷]
- Hawaii, US state
Wēihǎishì
威海市
[威海市]
- Weihai, prefecture-level city in Shandong
Wēiníngxiàn
威宁县
[威寧縣]
- Weining Yi, Hui and Miao autonomous county in Bijie prefecture 畢節地區／毕节地区 ( Bìjiédìqū), Guizhou
shāwēimǎ
沙威玛
[沙威瑪]
- shawarma, Middle Eastern sandwich wrap (loanword)
Hǎimíngwēi
海明威
[海明威]
- Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961), American novelist and journalist
xīnwēixié
新威胁
[新威脅]
- new danger
Kēwēitè
科威特
[科威特]
- Kuwait
Lèwēiyē
勒威耶
[勒威耶]
- Urbain Le Verrier (1811-1877), French mathematician and astronomer who predicted the position of Neptune
Wēi Tuǒmǎ
威妥玛
[威妥瑪]
- Sir Thomas Francis Wade (1818-1895), British diplomat and sinologist, originator of the Wade-Giles Chinese romanization system
Wēilìsī
威利斯
[威利斯]
- Willis (name)
Wēixìnxiàn
威信县
[威信縣]
- Weixin county in Zhaotong 昭通 ( Zhāotōng), Yunnan
Wēinísī
威尼斯
[威尼斯]
- Venice
- Venezia
yǒuquánwēi
有权威
[有權威]
- authoritative
Sàigéwēi
赛格威
[賽格威]
- Segway PT
Bàowēi'ěr
鲍威尔
[鮑威爾]
- Powell (name)
Wēizhōuzhèn
威州镇
[威州鎮]
- Weizhou town, seat of Wenchuan county 汶川縣／汶川县 ( Wènchuānxiàn) in northwest Sichuan
xiàmǎwēi
下马威
[下馬威]
- display of severity immediately on taking office
- (fig.) initial show of strength
Láng Wēilǐ
琅威理
[琅威理]
- Captain William M Lang (1843-), British adviser to the Qing north China navy 北洋水師／北洋水师 during the 1880s
Wēihǎiwèi
威海卫
[威海衛]
- Weihaiwei, late Qing naval port in Weihai 威海, Shandong
Mǎlāwēi
马拉威
[馬拉威]
- Malawi (Tw)
Xuānwēishì
宣威市
[宣威市]
- Xuanwei, county-level city in Qujing 曲靖 ( Qǔjìng), Yunnan
Lǐ Cháowēi
李朝威
[李朝威]
- Li Chaowei (c. 766-c. 820), Tang writer of fantasy fiction 傳奇／传奇, author of 柳毅傳／柳毅传
Wēiqítuō
威奇托
[威奇托]
- Wichita (city in Kansas)
héwēishè
核威慑
[核威懾]
- nuclear deterrence
Aòwēi'ěr
奥威尔
[奧威爾]
- Orwell (name)
- George Orwell (1903-1950), British novelist, author of Animal Farm 動物農場／动物农场 and 1984 一九八四年
Shǐdíwēi
史迪威
[史迪威]
- Joseph Stilwell (1883-1946), commander of US forces in China, Burma and India in World War II
Wēiyuǎnxiàn
威远县
[威遠縣]
- Weiyuan county in Neijiang 內江／内江 ( Nèijiāng), Sichuan
Zuǒkēwēi
佐科威
[佐科威]
- Joko Widodo (1961-), Indonesian politician, president of Indonesia (2014-)
Wēi'ěrshì
威尔士
[威爾士]
- Wales, constituent nation of UK
wēishìjì
威士忌
[威士忌]
- whiskey (loanword)
wēimòjiǔ
威末酒
[威末酒]
- vermouth (loanword)
Wǔwēishì
武威市
[武威市]
- Wuwei, prefecture-level city in Gansu
Wēi'érgāng
威而钢
[威而鋼]
- Viagra (male impotence drug) (Tw)
Běiwēizhōu
北威州
[北威州]
- North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Wēijījī
威基基
[威基基]
- Waikiki (Hawaii)
Wēikè Dǎo
威克岛
[威克島]
- Wake Island (North Pacific Ocean)
Wēilíngdùn
威灵顿
[威靈頓]
- Wellington, capital of New Zealand (Tw)
- Wellington (name)
- Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington (1769-1851)
quánwēixìng
权威性
[權威性]
- authoritative
- (having) authority
Xīnbāwēi
辛巴威
[辛巴威]
- Zimbabwe (Tw)
Lǐlǎngwēi
里朗威
[里朗威]
- Lilongwe, capital of Malawi (Tw)
Wēi'ěrxùn
威尔逊
[威爾遜]
- Wilson (name)
bǐwēilì
比威力
[比威力]
- yield-to-weight ratio (of a nuclear weapon)
Shǐwēishì
史威士
[史威士]
- Schweppes (soft drinks company)
Huáwēi Dàxué
华威大学
[華威大學]
- University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
wēizūnmìngjiàn
威尊命贱
[威尊命賤]
- orders weightier than life
wēifèngyīyǔ
威凤一羽
[威鳳一羽]
- lit. one phoenix feather; fig. a glimpse that reveals the whole
ēnwēijiānshī
恩威兼施
[恩威兼施]
- to employ both kindness and severity (idiom)
Gélínwēizhì
格林威治
[格林威治]
- Greenwich
Xiàwēiyíguǒ
夏威夷果
[夏威夷果]
- macadamia nut
hújiǎhǔwēi
狐假虎威
[狐假虎威]
- lit. the fox exploits the tiger's might (idiom); fig. to use powerful connections to intimidate people
bùnù'érwēi
不怒而威
[不怒而威]
- (idiom) to have an aura of authority; to have a commanding presence
Sīwēishìlán
斯威士兰
[斯威士蘭]
- Eswatini (formerly Swaziland)
Wēi'ěrshìyǔ
威尔士语
[威爾士語]
- Welsh (language)
wēiwǔbùqū
威武不屈
[威武不屈]
- not to submit to force
wēifúzìjǐ
威福自己
[威福自己]
- to exercise power arbitrarily (idiom)
zuòwēizuòfú
作威作福
[作威作福]
- tyrannical abuse (idiom); riding roughshod over people
wēifēnglǐnlǐn
威风凛凛
[威風凜凜]
- majestic
- awe-inspiring presence
- impressive power
Wēiliánsībǎo
威廉斯堡
[威廉斯堡]
- Williamsburg, Virginia
wēizhèntiānxià
威震天下
[威震天下]
- to inspire awe throughout the empire (idiom)
wēishìjìjiǔ
威士忌酒
[威士忌酒]
- whiskey (loanword)
qiánzàiwēixié
潜在威胁
[潛在威脅]
- potential threat
- potential menace
Sāhālāwēi
撒哈拉威
[撒哈拉威]
- Sahrawi
luówēinàquǎn
罗威纳犬
[羅威納犬]
- Rottweiler (dog breed)
Jiǎjiāwēidé
贾夹威德
[賈夾威德]
- Janjaweed (armed Baggara herders used by the Sudanese government against Darfur rebels)
Xiàwēiyí Dǎo
夏威夷岛
[夏威夷島]
- Hawaii island
Wēimǎpīnyīn
威玛拼音
[威瑪拼音]
- Wade-Giles system (romanization of Chinese)
wēixìnsǎodì
威信扫地
[威信掃地]
- to lose every scrap of reputation
Wēisīkāngxīng
威斯康星
[威斯康星]
- Wisconsin, US state
fènwǔyángwēi
奋武扬威
[奮武揚威]
- a show of strength
Bùxīwēikè
布希威克
[布希威克]
- Bushwick, a neighborhood in Brooklyn, in New York City
Bǎiwēipíjiǔ
百威啤酒
[百威啤酒]
- Budweiser beer
Wēisīkāngxīn
威斯康辛
[威斯康辛]
- Wisconsin
Wēimǎpīnfǎ
威玛拼法
[威瑪拼法]
- Wade-Giles system (romanization of Chinese)
wēihuàbǐnggān
威化饼干
[威化餅乾]
- wafer
- wafer cookie
shìwēiyùndòng
示威运动
[示威運動]
- rally
Wēi'ěrtèjùn
威尔特郡
[威爾特郡]
- Wiltshire (English county)
Sūlāwēixī
苏拉威西
[蘇拉威西]
- Sulawesi or Celebes (Indonesian Island)
shìwēiyóuxíng
示威游行
[示威遊行]
- (protest) demonstration
wēibīlìyòu
威逼利诱
[威逼利誘]
- to make threats and promises
Xiàwēiyízhōu
夏威夷州
[夏威夷州]
- Hawaii, US state
Aòsīwēixīn
奥斯威辛
[奧斯威辛]
- Auschwitz (concentration camp)
yàowǔyángwēi
耀武扬威
[耀武揚威]
- to show off one's military strength (idiom); to strut around
- to bluff
- to bluster
jūnshìwēixié
军事威胁
[軍事威脅]
- military threat
wēishèlìliang
威慑力量
[威懾力量]
- deterrent force
- deterrent
Lùyì Wēidēng
路易威登
[路易威登]
- Louis Vuitton (brand)
Mǎkèsīwēi'ěr
马克斯威尔
[馬克斯威爾]
- James Clerk Maxwell (1831-1879)
Wēi Tuǒmǎpīnyīn
威妥玛拼音
[威妥瑪拼音]
- Wade-Giles system (romanization of Chinese)
Wēinísī Shāngrén
威尼斯商人
[威尼斯商人]
- The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare
Wēisīkāngxīngzhōu
威斯康星州
[威斯康星州]
- Wisconsin, US state
héwēishèzhèngcè
核威慑政策
[核威懾政策]
- policy of nuclear intimidation
Xīnnánwēi'ěrshì
新南威尔士
[新南威爾士]
- New South Wales, southeast Australian state
héwēishèlìliang
核威慑力量
[核威懾力量]
- nuclear deterrent
Fúláiwēi'èsī
弗莱威厄斯
[弗萊威厄斯]
- Flavius (Roman historian of 1st century AD)
Wēi Tuǒmǎpīnfǎ
威妥玛拼法
[威妥瑪拼法]
- Wade-Giles system (romanization of Chinese)
Wēimǎ Gònghéguó
威玛共和国
[威瑪共和國]
- Weimar Republic (German Reich, 1919-1933)
Gélínwēizhìcūn
格林威治村
[格林威治村]
- Greenwich
Aìsēnháowēi'ěr
艾森豪威尔
[艾森豪威爾]
- Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969), US army general and politician, Supreme Allied Commander in Europe during World War II, US President 1953-1961
Wēishìzhùyīnfǎ
威氏注音法
[威氏註音法]
- Wade-Giles transliteration scheme for Chinese
Qiáozhì· Aòwēi'ěr
乔治·奥威尔
[喬治·奧威爾]
- George Orwell (1903-1950), British novelist, author of Animal Farm 動物農場／动物农场 and 1984
Wēilián· Fúkènà
威廉·福克纳
[威廉·福克納]
- William Faulkner (1897-1962), American novelist and poet
Xīnnánwēi'ěrshì Zhōu
新南威尔士州
[新南威爾士州]
- New South Wales (Australian state)
jìngzuòkàngyìshìwēi
静坐抗议示威
[靜坐抗議示威]
- sit-in protest demonstration
Wēilián· Shāshìbǐyà
威廉·莎士比亚
[威廉·莎士比亞]
- William Shakespeare (1564-1616), poet and playwright
Aòsīwēixīnjízhōngyíng
奥斯威辛集中营
[奧斯威辛集中營]
- Auschwitz concentration camp
Wēisīmǐnsītè Jiàotáng
威斯敏斯特教堂
[威斯敏斯特教堂]
- Westminster Abbey, London
Gélínwēizhì Biāozhǔn Shíjiān
格林威治标准时间
[格林威治標準時間]
- (Tw) Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Xiàwēiyí Huǒshān Guójiā Gōngyuán
夏威夷火山国家公园
[夏威夷火山國家公園]
- Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Běiláiyīn· Wēisītèfǎlúnzhōu
北莱茵·威斯特法伦州
[北萊茵·威斯特法倫州]
- Nordrhein-Westfalen, state of Germany
Nán Qiáozhìyàdǎohé Nán Sāngwēiqí
南乔治亚岛和南桑威奇
[南喬治亞島和南桑威奇]
- South Georgia and The South Sandwich Islands
Wēiníng Yízú Huízú Miáozú Zìzhìxiàn
威宁彝族回族苗族自治县
[威寧彞族回族苗族自治縣]
- Weining Yi, Hui and Miao autonomous county in Bijie prefecture 畢節地區／毕节地区 ( Bìjiédìqū), Guizhou