维
wéi
abbr. for Uighur 維吾爾|维吾尔[Wei2 wu2 er3]
surname Wei; to preserve; to maintain; to hold together; dimension; vitamin (abbr. for 維生素|维生素[wei2 sheng1 su4])
silk threads (纟) + bird (隹) = hold together and maintain
The silk radical (纟) suggests threads binding things together, giving 维 its core sense of holding, maintaining, or preserving. 隹 contributes the sound wéi and does not carry the meaning here.
我们要努力维护社会的和平。
wǒ men yào nǔ lì wéi hù shè huì de hé píng。
We must work hard to maintain social peace.
这个问题需要从多个维度来分析。
zhè ge wèn tí xū yào cóng duō ge wéi dù lái fēn xī。
This problem needs to be analyzed from multiple dimensions.
Words with 维
维他命
wéi tā mìng
(loanword) vitamin
拉斯维加斯
lā sī wéi jiā sī
Las Vegas, Nevada
维多利亚
wéi duō lì yà
(name) Victoria
维度
wéi dù
dimension (math.)
黑塞哥维那
hēi sài gē wéi nà
Herzegovina
戴维斯
dài wéi sī
Davis or Davies (name)
三维
sān wéi
three-dimensional
维尔纽斯
wéi ěr niǔ sī
Vilnius, capital of Lithuania
中华苏维埃共和国
zhōng huá sū wéi āi gòng hé guó
Chinese Soviet Republic (1931-1937)
克维拉
kè wéi lā
Kevlar
妮维雅
nī wéi yǎ
Nivea, skin and body care brand
戴维
dài wéi
Davy