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维
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maintain

HSK 10 N1
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wéi
イ
유
Phonosemantic compound. 糹 represents the meaning and 隹 represents the sound.
Components
糹 silk+ 隹 Short-Tailed Bird =
維 maintain
糹 Meaning component
mì
silk
糹 is a component form of 糸.
隹 Phonetic component
zhuī Short-Tailed Bird
bird
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Notes
Similar Characters
羅 silk gauze (trad/jp)总 altogether (simp)絕 discontinue (trad)絲 silk (trad)糾 entangle (trad/jp)紀 epoch (trad/jp)紂 name of an emperor (trad)約 make an appointment (trad/jp)紅 red (trad/jp)紆 bend (trad)紈 white (trad)紉 thread (trad)紋 design (trad/jp)納 let in (trad/jp)紐 new (trad)紓 relieve (trad)純 unadulterated (trad/jp)紕 spoiled (trad)紗 yarn (trad)紙 paper (trad/jp)
Historical Evolution
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Seal
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
維
Regular
Modern
Chinese
维 / 維 [Wéi]
abbr. for Uighur 維吾爾|维吾尔[Wéi​wú​'ěr]; surname Wei
维 / 維 [wéi]
to preserve; to maintain; to hold together; dimension; vitamin (abbr. for 維生素|维生素[wéi​shēng​sù])
Japanese
此れ (rare) 、 是 (rare) 、 之 (rare) 、 維 (rare) 、 惟 (rare) これ 同音

pronoun

  1. usually kana this; this one (indicating an item near the speaker, the action of the speaker, or the current topic)
  2. usually kana this person (usu. indicating someone in one's in-group)
  3. usually kana now; this point (in time) (as これから, これまで, etc.)
  4. datedusually kana here
  5. archaic I; me

adverb

  1. formalusually kana used to stress the subject of a sentence
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (3)
これは面白い本だよ。
This is an interesting book.
これは兄です。かっこいいですね。
This is my brother. Handsome, isn't he?
私はこれからは英語を一生懸命勉強します。
I will study English hard from now on.
Japanese Names
維 ただし
Tadashi given name
維 たもつ
Tamotsu given name
維 つなぐ
Tsunagu female given name
維 ゆい
Yui female given namesurname
維 ゆき
Yuki female given name
CHINESE WORDS (200)
维护 [wéi​hù] #4,637
to defend
维持 [wéi​chí] #2,975
to keep
思维 [sī​wéi] #5,071
(line of) thought
维修 [wéi​xiū] #5,591
maintenance (of equipment)
纤维 [xiān​wéi] #5,377
fiber
维生素 [wéi​shēng​sù] #10,150
vitamin
拉斯维加斯 [Lā​sī​Wéi​jiā​sī] #3,611
Las Vegas, Nevada
维多利亚 [Wéi​duō​lì​yà] #5,555
Victoria (name)
维也纳 [Wéi​yě​nà] #9,008
Vienna, capital of Austria
戴维斯 [Dài​wéi​sī] #8,463
Davis or Davies (name)
190 more items
JAPANESE WORDS (106)
⭐ 維持 [いじ] #2,575
maintenance
⭐ 此れ [これ] #8,569
this
⭐ 乃 [の] #13,652
indicates possessive
⭐ 繊維 [せんい] #15,734
fibre
治安維持 [ちあんいじ] #21,335
maintenance of public order
現状維持 [げんじょういじ] #24,816
maintaining the status quo
⭐ 維新 [いしん] #33,743
reformation
維持費 [いじひ] #37,155
maintenance costs
明治維新 [めいじいしん] #48,450
Meiji Restoration (1868)
生命維持装置 [せいめいいじそうち] #53,847
life-support system
96 more items
KOREAN WORDS (8)
유지 #7,310
keeping; maintaining
섬유 #36,691
fiber
섬유소
fibrin; cellulose
유신
reformation; the Revitalizing Reform
유지비
maintenance expense
진퇴유곡
dilemma
합성 섬유
synthetic fabric; synthetic fiber
화학 섬유
synthetic fabric; synthetic fiber