wéi

disobey

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components
辶 meaning component

  Meaning component

chuò

  

walk

is a component form of .

韦 sound component

  Sound component

wéi

  

tanned leather

Evolution

违 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
违 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
违 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
违 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
违 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

() 

wéi

disobey, violate, defy; be apart from; to disobey; to violate; to separate; to go against

Most common words with 违
Freq.
Word
Meaning

违法

illegal

违反

to violate (a law)

违规

irregular

违背

to go against

to disobey