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崴

Character

崴 wǎi · wēi

Character2 readings

to sprain (one's ankle)

Radical
山
Strokes
12
Structure
Top–bottom
Parts
山 威
Traditional
崴
Frequency
#4021 most common character
Practice writing

Readings and meanings

wǎiMain readingwēiRare reading

wǎi

wai3Main reading
  1. to sprain (one's ankle) CC-CEDICT

Words that use “崴” as wǎi

崴子wǎi zibendWord崴脚wǎi jiǎoto sprain one's ankleWord海参崴hǎi shēn wǎiHaishenwai, traditional Chinese name for Vladivostok 符拉迪沃斯托克Word

wēi

wei1Reading 2Rare reading

This reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is wǎi.

  1. high, lofty CC-CEDICT
  2. precipitous CC-CEDICT

Stroke order

All 12 strokes

Speed

Practice writing 崴

Draw “崴” here — the faint guide shows its shape.

Example sentences

  • 海參崴是俄罗斯的一个城市。

    hǎi shēn wǎi shì é luó sī de yí gè chéng shì

    Vladivostok is a city in Russia.

    Tatoeba · sentence #895867 by U2FS; translation #895854 by pauldhunt · CC BY 2.0 FR

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Same radical 山

All characters with 山 →
山shān岛dǎo島dǎo岁suì峰fēng岸àn岡gāng岩yán巖yán崇chóng崎qí崑kūn
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