危(wēi)

HSK 36 strokes

surname Wei

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Character information

Pinyin
wēi
Meaning
surname Wei
Strokes
6
HSK level
HSK 3
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 危 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱厃㔾

A person 㔾 at the edge of a cliff 厃; 厃 also provides the pronunciation

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

厃wěi㔾

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 危 step by step

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

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Words with 危

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

wēi危hài害
HSK 3

to harm; to jeopardize; to endanger

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wēi危xiǎn险
HSK 3

danger

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wēi危jī机
HSK 6

crisis

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wēi危jí及
HSK 7-9

to endanger; to jeopardize; a danger (to life, national security etc)

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chéng乘rén人zhī之wēi危
HSK 7-9

to take advantage of sb's precarious position

Open 乘人之危 page →
wēi危jí急
HSK 7-9

critical

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qīng倾wēi危

in danger of collapse; in a parlous state; (of person) treacherous

Open 倾危 page →
wēi危wáng亡

at stake; in peril

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Related characters

More HSK 3 characters

专世丰丽义乡乱争

From 危’s common words

害险机及乘人之急

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