违
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to disobey; to violate; to separate; to go against
Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
How to remember it
disobey · Heisig RSH #2594
briar patch + road
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 违
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 违心之言 | false assertion; speech against one's own convictions | |
| 类精神分裂型人格违常 | schizoid personality disorder (SPD) | |
| 戏剧化人格违常 | histrionic personality disorder (HPD) | |
| 不违农时 | not miss the farming season; do farm work in the right season | |
| 违天害理 | lit. violating heaven and reason (idiom); immoral character | |
| 违信背约 | in violation of contract and good faith | |
| 违约金 | penalty (fee) | |
| 违天逆理 | lit. violating heaven and reason (idiom); immoral character | |
| 违心 | false; untrue to one's convictions; against one's will; disloyal | |
| 违法乱纪 | (lit.) to break the law and violate the rules (idiom); (fig.) misconduct | |
| 有违 | to run counter to | |
| 违法 | illegal; to break the law | |
| 相违 | to conflict with (an idea or opinion etc); to depart from (established norms or standards … | |
| 违禁药品 | illegal medicines | |
| 违者 | violator | |
| 违时绝俗 | to defy the times and reject custom (idiom); in breach of current conventions | |
| 违言 | unreasonable words; wounding complaints | |
| 违反 | to violate (a law) | |
| 违和 | unwell; indisposed; out of sorts; euphemism or honorific for ill | |
| 违恩负义 | to disobey one's benefactor; to violate debts of gratitude; to repay good with evil |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 韦 — compare how they read.
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 韦 sound part | tanned leather; surname | |
| 围 | to surround, to encircle, to corral | |
| 伟 | great, imposing; extraordinary | |
| 苇 | reed | |
| 纬 | warp and woof; lines of latitude | |
| 讳 | taboo; to shun, to conceal, to avoid mentioning | |
| 韪 | right; proper; perpriety | |
| 闱 | gate, door; living quarters | |
| 玮 | a type of red jade; rare, valuable | |
| 帏 | a curtain that forms a wall | |
| 炜 | brilliant, glowing, red | |
| 祎 | excellent, rare; beautiful, fine |