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維 = 糹 + 隹

維 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “maintain”. It is built from 糹 (silk) and 隹 (short-tailed bird). It appears as a component in 2 other characters in this index.

Keyword
maintain
Pinyin (Mandarin)
wéi
Script
Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as
maintain, preserve, safeguard, охранять, сохранять, preserve, safeguard
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji
維 fiber

Decomposition

ids

  1. 糹 silk
  2. 隹 short-tailed bird

Characters that contain 維

How to find 維 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “silk” + “short-tailed bird”. 維 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 維 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.