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Meaning of 崴

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Polyphone (多音字)
Total strokes: 12; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (mountain) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • Above to below
    • [ shān ] mountain, hill, peak
    • [ wēi ] might, power, prestige; to dominate
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Pinyin: wǎi
English Definition:to sprain (one's ankle); see 崴子
Chinese Definition:
①山、水弯曲处(多用于地名)。
②脚扭伤:下山时崴了脚。
③山路不平。

Example Words:
海参崴 hǎi shēn wǎi Vladivostok; Ming and Qing name for Vladivostok 符拉迪沃斯托克 and the province around it
崴子 wǎi zi bend (in a river, road etc) (used in place names)
崴脚 wǎi jiǎo to sprain one's ankle
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2
Pinyin: wēi
English Definition:high, lofty; precipitous
Chinese Definition:
①(崴嵬)山高的样子。
Example Sentences
1
I sprained my ankle.
2
By MICHAEL WINES and EDWARD WONG
3
Michael Wines reported from Beijing, and Edward Wong from Xiamen.
4
After class, I went down to the foot to sprain.
5
She stumbled and gave her ankle a painful wrench.