How to write 維

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Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "維"

Printable Handwriting Practice Worksheet of the Chinese character 維

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Printable Stroke Order Practice Worksheet of "維"

Printable Stroke Order Practice Worksheet of the Chinese character 維

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Meaning of 維

Pinyin wéi

Radical

糹

Strokes

Definition

to preserve / to maintain / to hold together / dimension

Usage

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維 wéi 名【本义】: The primary meaning: a large rope used to tie things. 1. 系，連結: To connect; to tie: ～系 (to tie); ～縶 (to tether). 2. 保持: To maintain: ～持 (to sustain); ～護 (to protect); ～修 (to preserve); ～生素 (to maintain nutrients). 3. 綱: A main guideline: 綱～ (the main principle; also refers to laws and standards). 4. 數學名詞，幾何學及空間理論的基本概念，通常的空間有“三維”，平面是“二維”，直線只有“一維”: In mathematics, it refers to dimensions; typical spaces are "three-dimensional,” planes are "two-dimensional," and lines are "one-dimensional." 5. 思考: To think: 思～ (also written as “思惟”). 6. 以，因爲: Because: “～子之故，使我不能餐兮.” 7. 文言助詞，用於句首或句中: A classical Chinese particle used at the beginning or in the middle of a sentence: ～新; ～妙～肖. 8. 姓: A surname. 維 wéi 動 1. 拴;系: To tie up: 拴; 系. 2. 思考，計度: To think, to measure. Often interchangeable with "惟": 思考 (to contemplate). 3. 維持;維繫: To maintain; to connect: 維持 (to uphold); 維繫 (to tie together). 4. 表示判斷，相當於“乃”、“是”、“爲”: To indicate judgment, similar to “is” or “to be”: 表示 (to represent). 維 wéi 介由於: Because. 維 wéi 1. 相當於“與”: Equivalent to "and." 2. 同“唯”。獨: The same as “唯,” meaning "only." 維 wéi 助 1. 用於句首，無義: Used at the beginning of a sentence, with no meaning. 2. 用於句中，幫助判斷: Used in the middle of a sentence to assist in judgment.