围

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to encircle; to surround; all around; to wear by wrapping around (scarf, shawl)

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HSK 3.0: Level 3
Old HSK: Level 4
Strokes: 7
Radical: 囗 +4
Structure: Enclosure 包围
Traditional: 圍
Common rank: #1,114
Unicode: U+56F4

Formation & memory

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How 围 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

囗 meaning “enclosure” + 韦 sound ( wéi )

Components 囗韦

How to remember it

surround · Heisig RSH #1228

pent in + briar patch

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words with 围

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
围场满族蒙古族自治县	Wéi chǎng Mǎn zú Měng gǔ zú Zì zhì xiàn	Weichang Manchu and Mongol Autonomous County, in Chengde City 承德市[Cheng2 de2 Shi4], Hebei
围场县	Wéi chǎng Xiàn	see 圍場滿族蒙古族自治縣\|围场满族蒙古族自治县[Wei2 chang3 Man3 zu2 Meng3 gu3 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]
杀出重围	shā chū chóng wéi	to force one's way out of encirclement; to break through
周围神经	zhōu wéi shén jīng	(anatomy) peripheral nervous system
深海围网	shēn hǎi wéi wǎng	purse-seine net (fishing)
入围者	rù wéi zhě	finalist; qualifier; person or item selected as one of the best
围产期	wéi chǎn qī	perinatal period
头围	tóu wéi	head circumference
围术期	wéi shù qī	perioperative period
三围	sān wéi	BWH, abbr. for a woman's three measurements, namely: bust 胸圍\|胸围[xiong1 wei2], waist 腰圍\|腰围[…
合围	hé wéi	to surround; to close in around (one's enemy, prey etc)
围城	Wéi chéng	Fortress Besieged, 1947 novel by Qian Zhongshu 錢鍾書\|钱钟书[Qian2 Zhong1 shu1], filmed as a TV …
围城	wéi chéng	siege; besieged city
外围	wài wéi	surrounding
重围	chóng wéi	to redouble a siege
围场	Wéi chǎng	see 圍場滿族蒙古族自治縣\|围场满族蒙古族自治县[Wei2 chang3 Man3 zu2 Meng3 gu3 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]
围场	wéi chǎng	enclosure; pig pen; hunting ground exclusively kept for emperor or nobility (in former tim…
围起	wéi qǐ	to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fence in
围网	wéi wǎng	seine net; wire mesh fence; fence screen
包围	bāo wéi	to surround; to encircle; to hem in

Sound family

Characters sharing the sound component 韦 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
韦 sound part	wéi	tanned leather; surname
违	wéi	to violate, to disobey, to defy; to separate from
伟	wěi	great, imposing; extraordinary
苇	wěi	reed
纬	wěi	warp and woof; lines of latitude
讳	huì	taboo; to shun, to conceal, to avoid mentioning
韪	wěi	right; proper; perpriety
闱	wéi	gate, door; living quarters
玮	wěi	a type of red jade; rare, valuable
帏	wéi	a curtain that forms a wall
炜	wěi	brilliant, glowing, red
祎	yī	excellent, rare; beautiful, fine