唯(wéi)

HSK 511 strokes

only

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Character information

Pinyin
wéi
Meaning
only; alone; -ism (in Chinese, a prefix, often combined with a suffix such as 主义 or 论, e.g. 唯理论, rationalism)
Strokes
11
HSK level
HSK 5
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 唯 comes from and how its parts fit together.

⿰口隹

Made of

口kǒu隹zhuī

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 唯 step by step

11 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 唯

Common words using 唯 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

wéi唯yī一
HSK 5

only; sole

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wéi唯dú独
HSK 7-9

only

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wéi唯èr二

(slang) (adjective) (of one thing) one of the only two; (of two things) the…

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wéi唯kǒng恐

for fear that; lest; also written 惟恐

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rèn任rén人wéi唯qīn亲

(idiom) to practice nepotism or cronyism in making appointments

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rèn任rén人wéi唯xián贤

to appoint people according to their merits (idiom); appointment on the basis of abilit…

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wéi唯yī一xìng性

uniqueness

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wéi唯lì利shì是tú图

(idiom) to be bent solely on profit; to put profit before everything else

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一独二恐任人亲贤

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