Character: 威
Modern (Beijing) reading: wēi
Preclassic Old Chinese: ʔuj
Classic Old Chinese: ʔwǝj
Western Han Chinese: ʔwǝj
Eastern Han Chinese: ʔwǝj
Early Postclassic Chinese: ʔwɨj
Middle Postclassic Chinese: ʔwɨj
Late Postclassic Chinese: ʔwɨj
Middle Chinese: ʔwɨj
English meaning : to overawe, terrorize; be awesome, majestic
Russian meaning[s]: 1) величие; авторитет; внушительный; сила, власть; 2) пугать, внушать страх; угрожать; 3) Вэй (фамилия)
Comments: Standard Sino-Viet. is uy.
Radical: 38
Four-angle index: 6868
Karlgren code: 0574 a-c
Vietnamese reading: oai
Shijing occurrences: 26.3
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