维 (維) wéi
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              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) - 
              wéi 
              noun 
              dimension 
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '維') - 
              wéi 
              noun 
              a restraining rope 
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '維' n 1) - 
              wéi 
              noun 
              a rule; a law 
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 法度 (Guoyu '維' n 2) - 
              wéi 
              noun 
              a thin object 
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: For example, 纤维 'fiber' (Guoyu '維' n 3) - 
              wéi 
              verb 
              to tie up 
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 系 or 拴 (Guoyu '維' v 1) - 
              wéi 
              verb 
              to connect; to hold together 
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 连结 (Guoyu '維' v 2) - 
              wéi 
              adverb 
              only; merely 
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 仅 or 只有 (Guoyu '維' adv) - 
              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) 
Contained in
- 咸与维新(咸與維新) everyone participates in reforms; to replace the old with new; to reform and start afresh
 - 莫霍洛维奇不连续面(莫霍洛維奇不連續面) Moho (aka Mohorovičić discontinuity, the lower boundary of the earth's lithosphere)
 - 维氏(維氏) Victorinox (knife manufacturer)
 - 高纤维(高纖維) high fiber
 - 维生(維生) to subsist /to eke out a living; to keep body and soul together
 - 光导纤维(光導纖維) optical fiber
 - 维权(維權) to defend (legal) rights
 - 桑娇维塞(桑嬌維塞) Sangiovese (grape type)
 - 鲁德维格(魯德維格) Ludwig (name) / Ludovic (name)
 - 进退维谷(進退維谷) no room to advance or to retreat; without any way out of a dilemma; trapped; in an impossible situation
 - 维族(維族) Uighur; Uyghur
 - 不可溶性纤维(不可溶性纖維) insoluble fiber
 - 维管束(維管束) vascular bundle
 - 波斯尼亚和黑塞哥维那共和国(波斯尼亞和黑塞哥維那共和國) Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
 - 化学纤维(化學纖維) synthetic fiber; chemical fiber
 - 玻利维亚比索(玻利維亞比索) boliviano
 - 原纤维(原纖維) fibril; protofilament
 - 纤维蛋白(纖維蛋白) fibrous protein
 - 肌原纤维(肌原纖維) myofibril
 - 维吾尔族(維吾爾族) Uighur
 - 世界维吾尔代表大会(世界維吾爾代表大會) World Uighur Congress
 - 维持(維持) to keep; to maintain; to preserve
 - 马拉维克瓦查(馬拉維剋瓦查) Malawian kwacha
 - 四维空间(四維空間) four-dimensional space
 - 维修(維修) to protect; to maintain
 - 维护和平(維護和平) to uphold peace
 - 神经纤维(神經纖維) neurofibril
 - 瓦西里耶维奇(瓦西里耶維奇) Vasilievich (name)
 - 水溶性维生素(水溶性維生素) a soluble vitamin
 - 维护(維護) to defend; to safeguard; to protect; to maintain
 
Also contained in
维拉港 、 克洛维 、 马尔维纳斯群岛 、 维基物种 、 亚努科维奇 、 百日维新 、 维港 、 维基数据 、 布拉柴维尔 、 维基词典 、 李维史陀 、 维罗纳 、 那维克 、 斯洛维尼亚 、 维基 、 万维网联盟 、 奥维耶多 、 米格尔·德·塞万提斯·萨维德拉 、 勒维夫 、 维克多·雨果 、 卡纳维拉尔角
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Truncated for common words
- 卷八十九 晉書15: 列傳四 桑維翰 趙瑩 劉昫 馮玉 殷鵬 Volume 89 Book of Later Jin 15: Biographies 4 - Sang Weihan, Zhao Ying, Liu Xu, Feng Yu, Yin Peng Old History of the Five Dynasties 舊五代史 — count: 65
 - 卷四十四 蜀書十四 蔣琬費禕姜維傳 Volume 44: Book of Shu 14 - Biographies of Jiang Wan, Fei Yi, and Jiang Wei Records of the Three Kingdoms 三國志 — count: 56
 - 第一百十五回 Chapter 115 Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義 — count: 55
 - 第九十三回 Chapter 93 Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義 — count: 50
 - 卷二十八 魏書二十八 王毌丘諸葛鄧鍾傳 Volume 28: Book of Wei 28 - Biographies of Wang, Guanqiu, Zhuge, Deng and Zhong Records of the Three Kingdoms 三國志 — count: 47
 - 卷五十九 Scroll 59 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 44
 - 卷一百三十四 志第八十七 樂九 Volume 134 Treatises 87: Music 9 History of Song 宋史 — count: 43
 - 卷三百十五 列傳第七十四 韓億 韓絳 韓維 韓縝 Volume 315 Biographies 74: Han Yi, Han Jiang, Han Wei, Han Zhen History of Song 宋史 — count: 41
 - 第一百十六回 Chapter 116 Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義 — count: 41
 - 卷三百〇六 列傳第一百九十四 閹黨 焦芳 張綵 顧秉謙 崔呈秀 劉志選 曹欽程 王紹徽 霍維華 閻鳴泰 賈繼春 田爾耕 Volume 306 Biographies 194: Eunuchs - Jiao Fang, Zhang Cai, Gu Bingqian, Cui Chengxiu, Liu Zhixuan, Cao Qincheng, Wang Shaohui, Huo Weihua, Yan Mingtai, Jia Jichun, Tian Ergeng History of Ming 明史 — count: 40
 
Collocations
- 实维 (實維) 實維我儀 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧邶‧柏舟 Lessons from the states - Odes of Bei - Bo Zhou — count: 8
 - 维予 (維予) 維予與女 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧邶‧谷風 Lessons from the states - Odes of Bei - Gu Feng — count: 5
 - 维子 (維子) 維子之故 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧鄭‧狡童 Lessons from the states - Odes of Zheng - Jiao Tong — count: 4
 - 马维 (馬維) 我馬維駒 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 小雅‧鹿鳴之什‧皇皇者華 Minor odes of the kingdom - Decade Of Lu Ming - Huang Huang Zhe Hua — count: 4
 - 维风 (維風) 維風及雨 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧邶‧谷風 Lessons from the states - Odes of Bei - Gu Feng — count: 4
 - 维鸠 (維鳩) 維鳩居之 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧召南‧鵲巢 Lessons from the states - Odes Of Shao And The South - Que Chao — count: 3
 - 维水 (維水) 維水泱泱 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 小雅‧甫田之什‧瞻彼洛矣 Minor odes of the kingdom - Fu Tian Zhi Shen - Zhan Bi Luo Yi — count: 3
 - 维鹊 (維鵲) 維鵲有巢 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧召南‧鵲巢 Lessons from the states - Odes Of Shao And The South - Que Chao — count: 3
 - 维迩 (維邇) 維邇言是聽 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 小雅‧節南山之什‧小旻 Minor odes of the kingdom - Jie Nan Shan Zhi Shen - Xiao Min — count: 2
 - 维宰 (維宰) 家伯維宰 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 小雅‧節南山之什‧十月之交 Minor odes of the kingdom - Jie Nan Shan Zhi Shen - Shi Yue Zhi Jiao — count: 2