维
wéi
abbr. for Uighur 維吾爾|维吾尔[Wei2 wu2 er3]
surname Wei; to preserve; to maintain; to hold together; dimension; vitamin (abbr. for 維生素|维生素[wei2 sheng1 su4])
silk threads (纟) + bird (隹) = hold together and maintain
The silk radical (纟) suggests threads binding things together, giving 维 its core sense of holding, maintaining, or preserving. 隹 contributes the sound wéi and does not carry the meaning here.
我们要努力维护社会的和平。
wǒ men yào nǔ lì wéi hù shè huì de hé píng。
We must work hard to maintain social peace.
这个问题需要从多个维度来分析。
zhè ge wèn tí xū yào cóng duō ge wéi dù lái fēn xī。
This problem needs to be analyzed from multiple dimensions.
Words with 维
克维拉
kè wéi lā
Kevlar
妮维雅
nī wéi yǎ
Nivea, skin and body care brand
戴维
dài wéi
Davy
维珍
wéi zhēn
Virgin (company)
进退维谷
jìn tuì wéi gǔ
no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma
运维
yùn wéi
operations and maintenance (esp. of IT systems, networks, or industrial facilities – in IT contexts, refers to system administration, deployment, and monitoring) (abbr. for 運行|运行[yun4 xing2] + 維護|维护[wei2 hu4])
那维克
nǎ wéi kè
Narvik (city in Nordland, Norway)
醋酸纤维
cù suān xiān wéi
cellulose acetate (used for film and fiber)
里维埃拉
lǐ wéi āi lā
riviera (loanword)
里维耶拉
lǐ wéi yē lā
riviera (loanword) (Tw)
阿什拉维
ā shén lā wéi
surname Ashrawi
阿加维
ā jiā wéi
see 阿爾加維|阿尔加维[A1 er3 jia1 wei2]