威

Translingual

Etymology

Ideogrammic compound (會意): 戌 + 女

Han character

威 (radical 38 女+6, 9 strokes, cangjie input 戈竹一女 (IHMV), four-corner 5320₀, composition ⿵戌女)

1. pomp, power
2. powerful
3. dominate

References

• KangXi: page 261, character 24
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 6259
• Dae Jaweon: page 527, character 27
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 2, page 1404, character 1
• Unihan data for U+5A01

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Cantonese

Hanzi

威 (Yale wai1)

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Japanese

Kanji

威 (common “Jōyō” kanji)

Readings

• On: い (i)
• Kun: おどす (威す, odosu), おどし (威し, odoshi), おどかす (威かす, odokasu)
• Nanori: いさ (isa), たけ (take), たけし (takeshi)

Compounds

威力 (iryoku): power, might 威勢 (isei): spirits, power 威張る (ibaru): put on airs, boast 権威 (ken'i): authority, power 示威 (jii): show of force 猛威 (mōi): fierceness, fury 球威の有る投球 (kyūi no aru tōkyū): powerful delivery 威厳 (igen): solemn dignity

威風 (ifū): majesty, dignity 威容 (iyō): dignified appearance 威儀 (igi): dignity, dignified manner 威信 (ishin): prestige, dignity 威圧 (iatsu): coercion, high-handedness 威嚇 (ikaku): intimidate, threaten 脅威 (kyōi): threat, menace

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Korean

Hanja

威 (hangeul 위, revised wi, McCune-Reischauer wi)

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Mandarin

Hanzi

威 (pinyin wēi (wei1), Wade-Giles wei¹)

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Middle Chinese

Han character

威 (*qiuəi)

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Vietnamese

Han character

威 (uy, oai)