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
维护
wéihù
to protect
Characters in this word
护 hù
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 户 door
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 大家维护环境。 Dàjiā wéihù huánjìng. Everyone protects the environment.
- 请维护秩序。 Qǐng wéihù zhìxù. Please keep order.
- 他维护朋友。 Tā wéihù péngyou. He stands up for his friend.