惟 (wéi): -ism, only
惟 (wéi) is a Chinese character meaning “-ism.” Outside the HSK 3.0 syllabus (CLEC 2022), it is composed of 忄 (structural) and 隹 (structural). It ranks #3155 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Definitions
- -ism
- only
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 惟一 | wéi yī | variant of 唯一 |
| 惟有 | wéi yǒu | variant of 唯有 |
| 惟利是图 | wéi lì shì tú | variant of 唯利是圖|唯利是图 |
| 惟妙惟肖phrase | wéi miào wéi xiào | to imitate to perfection |
| 惟独 | wéi dú | variant of 唯獨|唯独 |
| 惟恐 | wéi kǒng | variant of 唯恐 |
| 惟命是听 | wéi mìng shì tīng | see 唯命是從|唯命是从 |
| 不惟conjunction | bù wéi | not only |
| 思惟verb | sī wéi | variant of 思維|思维 |
| 伏惟phrase | fú wéi | to lie prostrate |
| 恭惟verb | gōng wei | variant of 恭維|恭维 |
惟 appears in 11 compound words: 64 as the first character, 36 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 惟 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (3)
Example Sentences
听到这个好消息，她惟里充满了喜悦。
tīng dào zhè gè hǎo xiāo xī , tā wéi lǐ chōng mǎn le xǐ yuè .
Upon hearing the good news, she was filled with joy.
...:美国统一关税可纾缓中国商品高关税压力 惟短期仍存不确定因素
. . . : měi guó tǒng yī guān shuì kě 纾 huǎn zhōng guó shāng pǐn gāo guān shuì yā lì wéi duǎn qī réng cún bù què dìng yīn sù
...: A unified U.S. tariff system could alleviate the pressure of high tariffs on Chinese goods, though uncertainties remain in the short term
美贸易代表:拟维持现有对华关税税率 惟部份国家或将超过15%
měi mào yì dài biǎo : nǐ wéi chí xiàn yǒu duì huá guān shuì shuì lǜ wéi bù fèn guó jiā huò jiāng chāo guò 1 5
U.S. Trade Representative: Plans to Maintain Current Tariff Rates on China, Though Rates for Some Countries May Exceed 15%
渣打禤惠仪..宏观环境仍具不确定性 惟开局强劲利好港财管业务
zhā dǎ 禤 huì yí . . hóng guàn huán jìng réng jù bù què dìng xìng wéi kāi jú qiáng jìn lì hǎo gǎng cái guǎn yè wù
Standard Chartered’s Yuen Wai-yi: Macroeconomic Conditions Remain Uncertain, but Strong Start Bodes Well for Hong Kong Wealth Management Business
香港铁路引入中国标淮 可望减成本 惟评论忧质素及外国参与降
xiāng gǎng tiě lù yǐn rù zhōng guó biāo huái kě wàng jiǎn chéng běn wéi píng lùn yōu zhì sù jí wài guó cān yǔ jiàng
Hong Kong Railways Adopts Chinese Standards, Expected to Cut Costs, but Critics Worry About Quality and Reduced Foreign Participation
港深创科园冀2035前创10万职位 马惟善:今年招商引资 打造湾区桥头堡
gǎng shēn chuàng kē yuán 冀 2 0 3 5 qián chuàng 1 0 wàn zhí wèi mǎ wéi shàn : jīn nián zhāo shāng yǐn zī dǎ zào wān qū qiáo tóu bǎo
Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Park Aims to Create 100,000 Jobs by 2035; Ma Weishan: Focus on Investment Promotion This Year to Build a Bridgehead in the Greater Bay Area
Character Family
忄 Radical Family — Characters sharing the heart radical
Homophones — Characters pronounced wéi
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