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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• 围住(圍住) to surround; to gird
• 围嘴(圍嘴) (baby) bib
• 大范围(大範圍) large-scale
• 围魏救赵(圍魏救趙) to besiege and rescue
• 围起(圍起) to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fence in
• 氛围(氛圍) ambience; atmosphere
• 环围(環圍) to form a ring around
• 围田(圍田) a low lying rice paddy
• 渐异其范围(漸異其範圍) each gradually changes it scope
• 车围(車圍) a cart covering
• 小范围(小範圍) small-scale; local; to a limited extent
• 杀出重围(殺出重圍) to fight one's way out of encirclement
• 围护(圍護) to protect from all sides
• 海涂围垦(海塗圍墾) tideland reclamation
• 授权范围(授權範圍) scope of authority; mandate
• 围垦(圍墾) to reclaim land by diking
• 长围(長圍) to surround; to beseige an enemy ; a long dyke built around a reservoir ; a surrounding fortification
• 围城打援(圍城打援) to besiege and strike the relief force
• 包围曝光(包圍曝光) bracketing
• 围堵(圍堵) to blockade; to surround; to hem in
• 突围(突圍) to break a siege; to break out of an enclosure
• 围捕(圍捕) to fish by casting a net; to capture; to surround and seize
• 围观(圍觀) to stand in a circle and watch
• 三围(三圍) three measurements (BWH)
• 四围(四圍) all around; on all sides; encircled
• 腰围(腰圍) waist measurement; girth
• 围护结构(圍護結構) building envelope
• 入围(入圍) to get past the qualifying round; to make it to the finals
• 围困(圍困) to besiege
• 围栏(圍欄) a railing; a fence
• 雰围(雰圍) ambience; atmosphere
• 棘围(棘圍) examination hall ; a thicket of brambles
• 臀围(臀圍) hip measurement
• 围堰(圍堰) a cofferdam
• 围城(圍城) siege; besieged city
• 解围(解圍) to break a siege; to help somebody out of trouble or embarrassment ; to help somebody in trouble
• 包围(包圍) to surround; to encircle
• 围兜(圍兜) bib
• 周围性眩晕(周圍性眩暈) peripheral vertigo
• 围绕(圍繞) to surround; to encircle ; to revolve around; to circumambulate ; to centre on [an issue]; to focus
• 围棋(圍棋) weiqi; the game of go
• 防毒围裙(防毒圍裙) protective apron
• 范围(範圍) range; scope; limit; extent
• 围坐(圍坐) to sit in a circle; seated around (a narrator)
• 围场(圍場) enclosure; pig pen; hunting ground exclusively kept for emperor or nobility (in former times)
• 围产(圍產) perinatal
• 围师必阙(圍師必闕) when you surround soldiers an opening must be left

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• 昭公 Lord Zhao The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 38
• 僖公 Lord Xi The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 36
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• 定公 Lord Ding The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 22

Collocations

• 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: 23
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 围曹 (圍曹) 宋人圍曹 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 5