Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 威


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Meaning

authority, power, prestige

Pronunciation

wēi

Explanation

Outside: garrison 戍 (persons (= +) with halberds ), inside: woman

Mnemonic

If a person with a halberd is above a woman, he has authority.

Radicals

military(The ten (persons) at the halberd form the military.)
woman
halberd
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Vocabulary

威信 wēi xìn prestige; reputation; trust; credit with the people
核威慑政策 hé wēi shè zhèng cè policy of nuclear intimidation
威慑 wēi shè to cower by military force; deterrence
挪威 Nuó wēi Norway
鲍威尔 Bào wēi ěr Powell (name)
威廉 Wēi lián William or Wilhelm (name)
威尔逊 Wēi ěr xùn Wilson (name)
艾森豪威尔 Ài sēn háo wēi ěr Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969), US army general and politician, Supreme Allied Commander in Europe during World War II, US President 1953-1961
威胁 wēi xié to threaten; to menace
示威 shì wēi to demonstrate (as a protest); a demonstration; a military show of force
权威 quán wēi authority; authoritative; power and prestige

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