围 (圍) wéi

  1. wéi verb to surround; to encircle; to corral; to lay siege
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (CC-CEDICT '圍'; Guoyu '圍' v 1; Kroll 2015 '圍' 1, p. 472; Unihan '圍'; XHZD '围' 1, pp. 781-782)
  2. wéi verb to defend
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: 围 is synonymous with 守 in this sense. 圍:守也。(Shuo Wen; Guoyu '圍' v 3)
  3. wéi noun a defensive wall
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '圍' n 4; XHZD '围' 3, pp. 781-782)
  4. wéi verb to gather; to concentrate
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '圍' 4, p. 472)
  5. wéi noun a hunting park
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '圍' 4a, p. 472)
  6. wéi noun periphery; circumference
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '圍' n 1; Kroll 2015 '圍' 2, p. 472; XHZD '围' 2, pp. 781-782)
  7. wéi measure word length formed by the circle made by thumb and index finger of both hands
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: The same as two hand spans (Guoyu '圍' n 3; Kroll 2015 '圍' 3, p. 472; XHZD '围' 4, pp. 781-782)
  8. wéi noun environment; surroundings
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 周围 (Guoyu '圍' n 1; Kroll 2015 '圍' 2a, p. 472)
  9. wéi verb to circumambulate; to revolve around
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: In the sense of 围绕 (Guoyu '圍' v 2)
  10. wéi noun a cover
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (Guoyu '圍' n 2)
  11. wéi proper noun Wei
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
    Notes: (CC-CEDICT '圍')

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  • 人围 (人圍) 楚人圍許 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 16
  • 师围 (師圍) 秦師圍魏 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 桓公 Lord Huan — count: 15
  • 围郑 (圍鄭) 秦人圍鄭 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 11
  • 围宋 (圍宋) 許男圍宋 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 9
  • 围许 (圍許) 楚人圍許 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 9
  • 侯围 (侯圍) 晉侯圍聚 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 莊公 Lord Zhang — count: 9
  • 公子围 (公子圍) 鄭伯及晉趙同盟于垂棘宋公子圍龜為質于楚而歸 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 成公 Lord Cheng — count: 9
  • 遂围 (遂圍) 遂圍陳 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 8
  • 围陈 (圍陳) 楚人圍陳 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 6
  • 子围 (子圍) 楚子圍許 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 6