维 (維) wéi

  1. wéi verb to preserve; to maintain
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 保持; as in 维持 (Guoyu '維' v 3)
  2. wéi noun dimension
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (CC-CEDICT '維')
  3. wéi noun a restraining rope
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '維' n 1)
  4. wéi noun a rule; a law
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 法度 (Guoyu '維' n 2)
  5. wéi noun a thin object
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: For example, 纤维 'fiber' (Guoyu '維' n 3)
  6. wéi verb to tie up
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 系 or 拴 (Guoyu '維' v 1)
  7. wéi verb to connect; to hold together
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 连结 (Guoyu '維' v 2)
  8. wéi adverb only; merely
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 仅 or 只有 (Guoyu '維' adv)
  9. wéi particle a modal particle with no meaning
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Used at the end of a sentence (Guoyu '維' particle)

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