懂中文 Dong Chinese

違

wéi

disobey

Phonosemantic compound. 辶 represents the meaning and 韋 represents the sound.

Components
辶 meaning component

辶  Meaning component

chuò

  

walk

辶 is a component form of 辵.

韋 sound component

韋  Sound component

wéi

  

(surround a city), tanned leather

Evolution

違 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

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

Seal script

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

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
違 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

违 (違) 

wéi

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

Most common words with 違
Freq.
Word
Meaning

违法

illegal

违反

to violate (a law)

违规

irregular

违背

to go against

违

to disobey