维

維
Wei2
#520 most
frequent character
abbr. for Uighur 維吾爾|维吾尔[Wei2wu2er3]

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

维 has 纟 silk threads as picture part and 隹 zhuī as sound part, first meaning a rope for tying things down. The meaning then grew to 'hold together' and 'preserve, maintain'.

维 as a component in other characters

sound1 character
潍

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Same Characters, Different Readings

维wéi
to preserve, to maintain

Homophones

围Wei2
surname Wei
韦Wei2
surname Wei

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