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維

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Mandarin · pinyin wéi#

to preserve
to maintain
to hold together
dimension
vitamin (abbr. for 維生素 wéi shēng sù)

Mandarin · pinyin Wéi#

abbr. for Uyghur 維吾爾 Wéi wú ěr
surname Wei

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维: wéi · maintain, preserve, safeguard

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jung1 · wai4

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(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to tie; to fasten; to tie up
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to link; to connect
to hold together; to maintain; to preserve; to safeguard
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) thick rope for tying objects; cord
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) corner; nook; recess
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) net; mesh; netting
(geometry) dimension
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) order; law; outline
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) long and thin object; fibre; string
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 惟 (wéi, “to think; to contemplate”)
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 唯 (“only”)
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) (alt. form 惟, 唯) meaningless particle of interjection
Used in transcription.
(abbreviation, alt-of) Used in transcription. — short for 維生素／维生素 (wéishēngsù, “vitamin”)
(abbreviation, alt-of) Used in transcription. — short for 維吾爾／维吾尔 (Wéiwú'ěr, “Uyghur”)
a surname

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(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) only used in 盧維／卢维 (“ancient river in the Yan Province”)

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