围城 Traditional form: 圍城 Pinyin (reading): Wéichéng Definitions: Fortress Besieged, 1947 novel by Qian Zhongshu 錢鍾書/钱钟书 ( Qián Zhōngshu), filmed as a TV serial Characters: 围 - to surround, to encircle, to corral 城 - castle, city, town; municipality Traditional characters: 圍 - to surround, to encircle, to corral 城 - castle, city, town; municipality