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Character

委

wěi HSK 6
委 wěi HSK 6
  • 1. winding, tortuous; euphemistic
  • 2. entrust to another; appoint, delegate
  • 3. abandon, discard
  • 4. shirk, evade (responsibility)
  • 5. (lit.) accumulate, amass
  • 6. (lit.) confluence of water; lower course of a river; end, tail
  • 7. short for 委员 (committee member) or 委员会 (committee)
  • 8. a surname
  • 9. listless, dispirited, lacking energy
  • 10. (class.) indeed, truly, certainly
Words using 委 as wěi (6)
  • 1 委屈 wěi qu — to feel wronged; to wrong HSK 6
    • 委 indirect; unfair (treatment)
    • 屈 wrong; injustice; to suffer wrong
    Example

    你别委屈她，她已经尽力了。

    nǐ bié wěi qu tā tā yǐ jīng jìn lì le

    Don't wrong her, she's already done her best.

  • 2 委托 wěi tuō — to entrust HSK 6
    • 委 to appoint, to delegate responsibility
    • 托 to entrust to someone's care, to rely on
    Example

    我委托律师处理这个案件。

    wǒ wěi tuō lǜ shī chǔ lǐ zhè ge àn jiàn

    I entrusted a lawyer to handle this case.

  • 3 委员 wěi yuán — committee member HSK 7
    • 委 entrust, delegate, commission
    • 员 member, person
    Example

    她被选为教育委员会的委员。

    tā bèi xuǎn wéi jiào yù wěi yuán huì de wěi yuán

    She was elected as a member of the education committee.

  • 4 委员会 wěi yuán huì — committee HSK 7
    • 委 entrust, delegate (authority)
    • 员 member, personnel
    • 会 assembly, organized body
    Example

    我们需要成立一个委员会来处理这个问题。

    wǒ men xū yào chéng lì yí gè wěi yuán huì lái chǔ lǐ zhè gè wèn tí

    We need to establish a committee to handle this issue.

  • 5 委婉 wěi wǎn — euphemistic, tactful, indirect HSK 7
    • 委 indirect, roundabout
    • 婉 gentle, tactful, mild
    Example

    老师委婉地指出了他的错误。

    lǎo shī wěi wǎn de zhǐ chū le tā de cuò wù

    The teacher tactfully pointed out his mistake.

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  • 6 评委 píng wěi — judge HSK 7
    • 评 to evaluate, to judge
    • 委 committee member, person entrusted with a task
    Example

    他被邀请担任这次比赛的评委。

    tā bèi yāo qǐng dān rèn zhè cì bǐ sài de píng wěi

    He was invited to serve as a judge for this competition.

Structure & writing
委 wěi — winding, tortuous; euphemistic
委 is a component in 2 characters
HSK 3
矮 ǎi short in stature
HSK 7
萎 wěi to wither; to wilt (of plants)

consists of

1 禾 hé — rice seedling; rice plant
禾 is a component in 37 characters
HSK 1
和 hé harmonious; peaceful 租 zū to rent, pay to use something for an agreed period
HSK 3
季 jì the youngest among brothers (伯, 仲, 叔, 季 denoting birth order) 秋 qiū autumn; fall (third season of the year) 种 zhǒng species, the basic unit of biological classification, below genus 香 xiāng fragrant; pleasant-smelling (opposite of 臭)
HSK 4
乘 chéng to ride; to travel by (vehicle or animal) 利 lì sharp; keen (opposite of 'blunt') 秀 xiù (of plants) to put forth flowers or ears, especially crops 科 kē category of academic discipline, course, or field of work 秒 miǎo awn on grain husks
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积 jī to accumulate gradually 程 chéng rules; regulations 稍 shāo slightly; a little
HSK 5
私 sī private; personal (opposite of 公) 秘 mì secret; not made public 称 chēng to call; to be called 移 yí to move; to shift 税 shuì tax; duties levied by the government
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稳 wěn stable; steady
HSK 6
委 wěi winding, tortuous; euphemistic 秩 zhì (lit.) orderly; well-organized 稻 dào rice plant (annual grass with narrow leaves; staple crop in China, mainly paddy rice) 稼 jia to plant (grain crops) 稿 gǎo draft or manuscript of a poem, essay, drawing, etc.
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菌 jūn microorganism (bacteria, fungi, mold, etc.); esp. pathogenic bacteria 颖 yǐng awn-bearing husk of certain grasses (e.g. rice, wheat)
HSK 7
秃 tū bald (of a person's head); bare of feathers or fur (of an animal's head or tail) 秉 bǐng (lit.) to hold; to grasp 秤 chèng weighing scale or balance (including steelyard, platform scale, spring scale, etc.); especially a steelyard 秧 yāng seedling of a plant, especially rice seedling 秽 huì dirty; unclean
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稀 xī rare; scarce; few 稚 zhì (dial.) late-planted crops 稠 chóu thick; viscous (of liquid, opposite of 稀) 稽 jī to stay; to tarry 酥 sū food made from the skin of curdled cow's or goat's milk; clarified butter (ancient usage)
2 女 nǚ — female (opposite of 男)
女 is a component in 54 characters
HSK 1
奶 nǎi breast; mammary gland 她 tā she; her (third-person feminine pronoun) 好 hǎo good; satisfactory (opposite of 坏) 妈 mā mom; mother (reduplicated form) 妹 mèi younger sister (by blood or same generation)
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姐 jiě older sister 要 yào important; significant
HSK 2
妻 qī wife (opposite of 夫) 始 shǐ beginning; start; initial (opposite of '末'/'终') 姓 xìng surname; family name
HSK 3
如 rú to suit; to follow; in accordance with 姨 yí maternal aunt (mother's sister); respectful term for women of one's mother's generation 婚 hūn to marry; for a man and woman to become husband and wife 安 ān safe, secure; opposite of '危' 接 jiē to approach; to come into contact with
HSK 4
姑 gū father's sister; aunt 娘 niáng (colloq.) mother
HSK 5
妇 fù married woman; general term for woman 姥 lǎo maternal grandfather (see 姥爷) 姿 zī appearance; looks 威 wēi authority or power that commands awe and respect 娱 yú joyful; happy
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婆 pó old woman (often reduplicated) 媒 méi matchmaker; person who arranges marriages
HSK 6
妆 zhuāng to put on makeup; to adorn oneself with cosmetics 妙 miào beautiful; fine 妨 fáng to hinder, obstruct (连~碍) 委 wěi winding, tortuous; euphemistic 姻 yīn marriage
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娃 wá child; infant 娶 qǔ to take a wife; to marry (of a man, opposite of 嫁) 婴 yīng infant, newborn baby 媳 xí daughter-in-law, son's wife 嫁 jià (of a woman) to marry, get married (opposite of 娶) 嫌 xián suspicion; grounds for suspicion 宴 yàn to host a banquet; to feast together
HSK 7
奴 nú slave (person oppressed, exploited, and controlled in old society) 奸 jiān hypocritical and cunning 妄 wàng absurd, irrational, wild 妒 dù to envy; to be jealous of someone superior 妖 yāo demon; monster; supernatural creature in myths and legends
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妥 tuǒ appropriate; suitable 姆 mǔ nanny; person hired to care for children, the elderly, or manage household affairs, usually female (see "保姆") 姜 jiāng ginger plant (perennial herb with lance-shaped leaves and yellow-green flowers, rarely blooming) 娇 jiāo delicate, beautiful, and lovely (of women, children, flowers, etc.) 婉 wǎn indirect and gentle in expression 婪 lán greedy; insatiably covetous of wealth 婿 xù husband 媚 mèi beautiful; lovely 嫂 sǎo elder brother's wife; sister-in-law 嫉 jí to envy; to be jealous of someone better than oneself 嫩 nèn tender, delicate (of young growth); opposite of "老" 嬉 xī (lit.) to play; to frolic 耍 shuǎ to play; to have fun

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