(wēi) - dangerous, perilous (bound morpheme) in Mandarin
wēiTraditional: 危
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Translation
dangerous, perilous (bound morpheme)
Word origin
An ideographic character originally depicting a person on the edge of a cliff, conveying precariousness and danger.
- Origin
- ideographic
- Root
- a figure poised on a cliff edge, giving the sense of peril
Stroke order
危
Examples
，。
Be careful crossing the road, it is very dangerous.
项。
This is a dangerous job.
。
This road is very dangerous.
。
The patient's condition is critical.
。
The situation is very critical.
危 (wēi) means dangerous or perilous. It is a bound morpheme and most often appears in 危险 (wēi xiǎn), danger or dangerous.
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Multi-character compounds in the corpus that contain 危.
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