维 wéi
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 纟 — silk
- Made of
- 纟 silk 隹 short-tailed bird
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
维持
wéichí
to maintain; to keep
Characters in this word
持 chí
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 寺 court, office
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 请维持安静。 Qǐng wéichí ānjìng. Please keep quiet.
- 我们维持联系。 Wǒmen wéichí liánxì. We stay in contact.
- 他维持笑容。 Tā wéichí xiàoróng. He keeps a smile.
Related words
- 维护 wéihù to protect
- 维修 wéixiū to repair
- 二维码 èrwéimǎ scannable code
- 思维 sīwéi thinking
- 保持 bǎochí to keep; to maintain
- 持续 chíxù to continue; to last
- 坚持 jiānchí to keep going; to persist
- 支持 zhīchí to support
- 主持 zhǔchí to host; to lead
- 阻止 zǔzhǐ to stop; to prevent
- 导致 dǎozhì to cause; to lead to
- 摆脱 bǎituō to get rid of; to break free from