wéi

Traditional: 維

维 (wéi) is a Chinese word meaning “to preserve; to maintain; to hold together”.

Meanings

  1. 1to preserve
  2. 2to maintain
  3. 3to hold together
  4. 4dimension
  5. 5vitamin (abbr. for 維生素|维生素[wei2 sheng1 su4])

Related words

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