围 wéi
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 囗 — enclosure
- Made of
- 囗 enclosure 韦 tanned leather
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
围观
wéiguān
to gather around and watch
Characters in this word
观 guān
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 见 — to see, to observe, to meet, to appear
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 事故发生后，交警反复劝离围观人群，以免妨碍救援车辆通行。 Shìgù fāshēng hòu, jiāojǐng fǎnfù quàn lí wéiguān rénqún, yǐmiǎn fáng'ài jiùyuán chēliàng tōngxíng. After the accident, traffic police repeatedly dispersed the onlookers so they would not block rescue vehicles.
- 街边有人下棋，很多人围观看热闹。 Jiē biān yǒu rén xiàqí, hěn duō rén wéiguān kàn rènao. Someone is playing chess at the roadside, and a lot of people have gathered around to watch.
- 街头艺人在广场表演，路人纷纷围观拍照。 Jiētóu yìrén zài guǎngchǎng biǎoyǎn, lùrén fēnfēn wéiguān pāizhào. The street performer was showing his act on the square, and passersby gathered around to watch and take photos.
Related words
- 范围 fànwéi range; limits
- 围 wéi to surround
- 周围 zhōuwéi around; surroundings
- 围巾 wéijīn scarf
- 包围 bāowéi to surround
- 围绕 wéirào to surround; to center on
- 氛围 fēnwéi atmosphere, ambience
- 围棋 wéiqí Go
- 解围 jiěwéi to help out of a difficult situation; to relieve a siege
- 围墙 wéiqiáng enclosing wall; boundary wall
- 参观 cānguān to visit and look around
- 观点 guāndiǎn point of view; opinion