畏

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to fear

Formation & memory

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Pictograph (象形字)

A monster with a scary head 田

Components 田一 ? unknown part

be afraid of · Heisig RSH #2853

brains + barrette

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

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

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
后生可畏	hòu shēng kě wèi	the young will be redoubtable in the years to come (idiom); the younger generations will s…
人言可畏	rén yán kě wèi	gossip is a fearful thing (idiom)
不畏强权	bù wèi qiáng quán	not to submit to force (idiom); to defy threats and violence
大无畏	dà wú wèi	utterly fearless
望而生畏	wàng ér shēng wèi	(idiom) to feel intimidated
畏罪自杀	wèi zuì zì shā	to commit suicide to escape punishment
不畏强暴	bù wèi qiáng bào	not to submit to force (idiom); to defy threats and violence
畏缩不前	wèi suō bù qián	to shrink back in fear (idiom); too cowardly to advance
初生之犊不畏虎	chū shēng zhī dú bù wèi hǔ	see 初生牛犢不怕虎\|初生牛犊不怕虎[chu1 sheng1 niu2 du2 bu4 pa4 hu3]
视为畏途	shì wéi wèi tú	to view as dangerous (idiom); afraid to do sth
无所畏忌	wú suǒ wèi jì	without any fear of consequences; totally devoid of scruples
不畏	bù wèi	unafraid; to defy
生畏	shēng wèi	to feel intimidated
可畏	kě wèi	dreadful; formidable
畏难	wèi nán	to be daunted by challenges
畏首畏尾	wèi shǒu wèi wěi	afraid of the head, terrified of the tail (idiom); ever fearful and nervous; afraid of the…
畏罪潜逃	wèi zuì qián táo	to flee to escape punishment; to abscond from justice
畏罪	wèi zuì	to dread punishment; afraid of being arrested for a crime
畏友	wèi yǒu	revered friend
敌敌畏	dí dí wèi	(loanword) DDVP, aka dichlorvos (an organophosphate used as an insecticide)

These characters use 畏 as their sound component — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
畏 sound part	wèi	fear, dread, awe, reverence
喂	wèi	interjection used to call attention
猥	wěi	vulgar, low; wanton, obscene
煨	wēi	to simmer, to stew
隈	wēi	bay, cove, inlet