威

wēi

power

might; prestige

weapon (戌) + woman (女) = power and prestige

戌 is an axe or weapon, the instrument of force; 女 here represents a person under that force, conveying submission. Together they picture authority enforced — the kind that commands not just obedience but awe.

戌+女→威
女WomanSemantic
戌An axeSemantic

他在公司里很有威望,大家都听他的。

tā zài gōng sī lǐ hěn yǒu wēi wàng,dà jiā dōu tīng tā de。

He has a lot of prestige in the company, and everyone listens to him.

领导要靠自己的能力来建立威信,而不是靠权力。

lǐng dǎo yào kào zì jǐ de néng lì lái jiàn lì wēi xìn,ér bù shì kào quán lì。

A leader must build prestige through their own ability, not through power alone.

Words with 威

新南威尔士

xīn nán wēi ěr shì

New South Wales, southeast Australian state

威势

wēi shì

might

苏拉威西

sū lā wēi xī

Sulawesi or Celebes (Indonesian Island)

示威者

shì wēi zhě

demonstrator

华威

huá wēi

Warwick (name)

威权

wēi quán

authority

威震

wēi zhèn

to inspire awe

武威

wǔ wēi

see 武威市[Wu3 wei1 Shi4]

夏威夷

xià wēi yí

Hawaii, US state

威灵顿

wēi líng dùn

Wellington, capital of New Zealand (Tw)

汉诺威

hàn nuò wēi

Hanover

权威

quán wēi

authority