Skip to content
← Explore word lists

CHINESE CHARACTER

wéi

违

违

Preparing animation…

violate; disobey

Numbered pinyin
wei2
English meanings
to violate; to disobey; to be separated; to go against

Stroke practice

Loading writing practice…

BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

A component breakdown is not available for this character yet. Some characters are learned as a whole rather than split into smaller parts.

Explore character components →

Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

Read the Chinese sentence, then check its English translation.

  1. 01

    bùyào不要wéifǎn违反jiāotōng交通guīzé规则。

    Don't violate traffic rules.

  2. 02

    tā他de的xíngwéi行为wéibèi违背le了chéngnuò承诺。

    His behavior went against his promise.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 违反
  • 违背
  • 违法
  • 久违
  • 违心