維

Derived terms

• 羅

Descendants

• 维

References

• KangXi: page 927, character 15
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 27568
• Dae Jaweon: page 1364, character 22
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 5, page 3415, character 5
• Unihan data for U+7DAD

Definitions

維

1. ^† to tie; to fasten; to tie up
2. ^† to link; to connect
3. to hold together; to maintain; to preserve; to safeguard

   維持 / 维持  ―  wéichí  ―  to maintain

4. ^† thick rope for tying objects; cord
5. ^† corner; nook; recess
6. ^† net; mesh; netting
7. (geometry) dimension
8. ^† order; law; outline
9. ^† long and thin object; fibre; string

   纖維 / 纤维  ―  xiānwéi  ―  fibre

10. ^† Alternative form of 惟 (wéi, “to think; to contemplate”).
11. ^† Alternative form of 唯 (wéi, “only”).
12. ^† Alternative form of 惟 (wéi, “meaningless particle of interjection”).
13. Short for 維生素／维生素 (wéishēngsù, “vitamin”).
14. Short for 維吾爾／维吾尔 (Wéiwú'ěr, “Uyghur”).
15. A surname​.

Compounds

Definitions

維

1. ^† Only used in 盧維／卢维 (“ancient river in the Yan Province”).

Readings

• Goon: ゆい (yui)^{←ゆゐ (yuwi, historical)}
• Kan’on: い (i, Jōyō)^{←ゐ (wi, historical)}
• Kun: たもつ (tamotsu, 維); つな (tsuna, 維); つなぐ (tsunagu, 維ぐ); これ (kore, 維れ)
• Nanori: ゆき (yuki)

Notes

• As in historical readings "すゐ", "つゐ", "るゐ", most dictionaries do not have "ゆゐ" as a historical reading for 維. According to historical data, the on-reading of 維 is "ゆい". However, the Dai Kanwa Jiten, has the "ゆゐ" and related -wi historical on-readings.