违
to disobey; to violate; to separate; to go against
7 strokes
Dict coverage rank #1,363 U+8FDD
How 违 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
辶 (semantic, “walk”) + 韦 (phonetic, wéi)
How to remember it
disobey · Heisig RSH #2594
briar patch + road
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 韦
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 韦 (wéi) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 韦 sound component | wéi | tanned leather; surname |
| 围 | wéi | to surround, to encircle, to corral |
| 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 |
Words containing 违
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 违心之言 | wéi xīn zhī yán | false assertion; speech against one's own convictions |
| 类精神分裂型人格违常 | lèi jīng shén fēn liè xíng rén gé wéi cháng | schizoid personality disorder (SPD) |
| 戏剧化人格违常 | xì jù huà rén gé wéi cháng | histrionic personality disorder (HPD) |
| 不违农时 | bù wéi nóng shí | not miss the farming season; do farm work in the right season |
| 违天害理 | wéi tiān hài lǐ | lit. violating heaven and reason (idiom); immoral character |
| 违信背约 | wéi xìn bèi yuē | in violation of contract and good faith |
| 违约金 | wéi yuē jīn | penalty (fee) |
| 违天逆理 | wéi tiān nì lǐ | lit. violating heaven and reason (idiom); immoral character |
| 违心 | wéi xīn | false; untrue to one's convictions; against one's will; disloyal |
| 违法乱纪 | wéi fǎ luàn jì | (lit.) to break the law and violate the rules (idiom); (fig.) misconduct |
| 有违 | yǒu wéi | to run counter to |
| 违法 | wéi fǎ | illegal; to break the law |
| 相违 | xiāng wéi | to conflict with (an idea or opinion etc); to depart from (established norms or standards … |
| 违禁药品 | wéi jìn yào pǐn | illegal medicines |
| 违者 | wéi zhě | violator |
| 违时绝俗 | wéi shí jué sú | to defy the times and reject custom (idiom); in breach of current conventions |
| 违言 | wéi yán | unreasonable words; wounding complaints |
| 违反 | wéi fǎn | to violate (a law) |
| 违和 | wéi hé | unwell; indisposed; out of sorts; euphemism or honorific for ill |
| 违恩负义 | wéi ēn fù yì | to disobey one's benefactor; to violate debts of gratitude; to repay good with evil |