畏

wèi

verb #14,924

Meanings

1 to fear; to dread
2 to respect with awe

Characters

to fear; to dread

Examples

他从小就畏水。

Tā cóngxiǎo jiù wèi shuǐ.

He has feared water since he was young.

无所畏惧的战士冲上前线。

Wúsuǒwèijù de zhànshì chōng shàng qiánxiàn.

The fearless soldiers charged to the front line.

Tips

usage

畏 is literary and rarely used alone in modern speech. It commonly appears in compounds: 畏惧 (to fear), 敬畏 (to revere), 畏缩 (to cower), 无所畏惧 (fearless).

Stroke Order

畏 wèi