Meaning
power; might; prestige
Chinese: 威力、威严。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “wei” becomes a different word in each tone. 威 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 威胁wēi xiéto threaten; to menace
- 权威quán wēiauthority; authoritative; power and prestige
- 威力wēi lìmight; formidable power
- 示威shì wēito demonstrate (as a protest); a demonstration; a military show of force
- 威信wēi xìnprestige; reputation; trust; credit with the people
Example Sentence
老虎是一种很有威力的动物。Lǎo hǔ shì yì zhǒng hěn yǒu wēi lì de dòng wù.The tiger is a very powerful animal.
老虎Lǎo hǔtiger是shìis一种yì zhǒngone kind of很hěnvery有yǒuto have威力wēi lìmight的deof动物dòng wùanimal。