Depicts a weapon (戌) used to force a woman (女) into submission.
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Historical Evolution
威
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
威
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
威
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
威
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
威
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
威
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
威
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
威
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
威
Seal
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
威
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
威
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
威
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
威
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
威
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
威
Regular
Modern
Chinese
威 [wēi]
power; might; prestige
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
威 い
I unclassified name
威 たけ
Take surnamegiven name
威 たけし
Takeshi given name
威 たける
Takeru given name
威 つよし
Tsuyoshi unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (200)
威胁 [wēixié] #968
to threaten
威胁 [wēixié] #968
to threaten
权威 [quánwēi] #6,772
authority
权威 [quánwēi] #6,772
authority
威力 [wēilì] #7,296
might
威士忌 [wēishìjì] #3,006
whiskey (loanword)
威廉 [Wēilián] #3,733
William or Wilhelm (name)
夏威夷 [Xiàwēiyí] #3,758
Hawaii, US state
示威 [shìwēi] #10,500
to demonstrate (as a protest)
杜威 [DùWēi] #5,853
Du Wei (1982-), Shanghai soccer star
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JAPANESE WORDS (100)
⭐ 威力 [いりょく] #3,262
power
⭐ 脅す [おどす] #4,161
to threaten
⭐ 脅威 [きょうい] #4,175
threat
⭐ 威嚇 [いかく] #6,219
threat
⭐ 威厳 [いげん] #6,418
dignity
⭐ 権威 [けんい] #7,217
authority
⭐ 脅し [おどし] #7,448
threat
威圧感 [いあつかん] #8,925
intimidating air
威圧 [いあつ] #9,625
coercion
⭐ 威張る [いばる] #14,243
to put on airs
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