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wéi
v./m. surround, besiege, enclose; arm span; hand span
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Other meanings
[wéi]   char. all sides, periphery; circumference
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    enclosure (ancient character, seldom used now)

Simplified Chinese

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Traditional Chinese

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Simplified stroke orders are based on the 'Standard of National Commonly-used Mandarin Chinese Characters (现代汉语通用字笔顺规范)', issued by the China National Language and Character Working Committee (国家语言文字工作委员会) on April 7th 1997. Traditional stroke orders are based on information issued by the Taiwan Ministry of Education.
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zhōu wéi dōu shì zhōng guó rén, duì wǒ liàn xí hàn yú yóu hǎo chù .
phr. I'm surrounded by Chinese which is beneficial for me to practice Chinese.
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xiǎo péng you men wéi chéng yí gè quān zuò yóu xì .
phr. The children formed a circle and played games.
wéi qiáng
n. enclosing wall, surrounding wall, enclosure
wéi bǔ
v. to fish by casting a net, to capture, to surround and seize