wēi

power

might; prestige

weapon (戌) + woman (女) = power and prestige

戌 is an axe or weapon, the instrument of force; 女 here represents a person under that force, conveying submission. Together they picture authority enforced — the kind that commands not just obedience but awe.

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WomanSemantic
An axeSemantic

他在公司里很有望,大家都听他的。

tā zài gōng sī lǐ hěn yǒu wēi wàng,dà jiā dōu tīng tā de。

He has a lot of prestige in the company, and everyone listens to him.

领导要靠自己的能力来建立信,而不是靠权力。

lǐng dǎo yào kào zì jǐ de néng lì lái jiàn lì wēi xìn,ér bù shì kào quán lì。

A leader must build prestige through their own ability, not through power alone.

Words with 威

里朗威

lǐ lǎng wēi

Lilongwe, capital of Malawi (Tw)

金威

jīn wēi

Kingway (Chinese beer brand)

雅威

yǎ wēi

Yahweh

马克斯威尔

mǎ kè sī wēi ěr

James Clerk Maxwell (1831-1879)

马拉威

mǎ lā wēi

Malawi (Tw)

鲍威尔

bào wēi ěr

Powell (name)

下马威

xià mǎ wēi

display of severity immediately on taking office

不怒而威

bù nù ér wēi

(idiom) to have an aura of authority; to have a commanding presence

静坐抗议示威

jìng zuò kàng yì shì wēi

sit-in protest demonstration

佐科威

zuǒ kē wēi

Joko Widodo (1961-), Indonesian politician, president of Indonesia (2014-)

作威作福

zuò wēi zuò fú

tyrannical abuse (idiom); riding roughshod over people

助威

zhù wēi

to cheer for