圍〔围〕 wai⁴ {wéi}

(noun) circumference

圍〔围〕 wai⁴ {wéi}

1. to encircle
2. to surround
3. all around
4. to wear by wrapping around (scarf, shawl)

圍〔围〕 wai⁴ {Wéi}

surname Wei

圍繞〔围绕〕 wai⁴ jiu⁵ {wéi rào}

around the outside

圍內〔围-〕 wai⁴ noi⁶ {wéi nà}

within the group; inside the walled villages

圍屏〔围-〕 wai⁴ ping⁴ {wéi píng}

surrounding screen; folding screen

圍毆〔围殴〕 wai⁴ au² {wéi ōu}

to gang up and beat

圍捕〔围-〕 wai⁴ bou⁶ {wéi bǔ}

1. to fish by casting a net
2. to capture
3. to surround and seize

圍脖〔围-〕 wai⁴ but⁶ {wéi bó}

1. muffler
2. scarf

圍產〔围产〕 wai⁴ caan² {wéi chǎn}

perinatal

圍場〔围场〕 wai⁴ coeng⁴ {Wéi chǎng}

Weichang Manchu and Mongol autonomous county in Chengde 承德, Hebei

圍牆〔围墙〕 wai⁴ coeng⁴ {wéi qiáng}

1. perimeter wall
2. fence
3. CL: 道

圍場〔围场〕 wai⁴ coeng⁴ {wéi chǎng}

1. enclosure
2. pig pen
3. hunting ground exclusively kept for emperor or nobility (in former times)

圍兜〔围-〕 wai⁴ dau¹ {wéi dōu}

bib

圍堵〔围-〕 wai⁴ dou² {wéi dǔ}

1. to besiege
2. to surround and block up

圍巾〔围-〕 wai⁴ gan¹ {wéi jīn}

1. scarf
2. shawl
3. CL: 條

圍擊〔围击〕 wai⁴ gik¹ {wéi jī}

to besiege

圍觀〔围观〕 wai⁴ gun¹ {wéi guān}

to stand in a circle and watch

圍攻〔围-〕 wai⁴ gung¹ {wéi gōng}

1. to besiege
2. to beleaguer
3. to attack from all sides
4. to jointly speak or write against sb

圍墾〔围垦〕 wai⁴ han² {wéi kěn}

to reclaim land by diking

圍起〔围-〕 wai⁴ hei² {wéi qǐ}

1. to surround
2. to encircle
3. to enclose
4. to fence in

圍堰〔围-〕 wai⁴ jin² {wéi yàn}

a cofferdam

圍繞〔围绕〕 wai⁴ jiu⁵ {wéi rào}

1. to revolve around
2. to center on (an issue)

圍棋〔围-〕 wai⁴ kei² {wéi qí}

the game of Go

圍裙〔围-〕 wai⁴ kwan² {wéi qún}

apron

圍困〔围-〕 wai⁴ kwan³ {wéi kùn}

to besiege

圍欄〔围栏〕 wai⁴ laan⁴ {wéi lán}

1. fencing
2. railings
3. fence

圍籬〔围篱〕 wai⁴ lei⁴ {wéi lí}

1. fence
2. paling

圍攏〔围拢〕 wai⁴ lung⁵ {wéi lǒng}

to crowd around

圍網〔围网〕 wai⁴ mong⁵ {wéi wǎng}

1. seine net
2. wire mesh fence
3. fence screen

圍城〔围-〕 wai⁴ sing⁴ {wéi chéng}

1. siege
2. besieged city

圍城〔围-〕 wai⁴ sing⁴ {Wéi chéng}

Fortress Besieged, 1947 novel by Qian Zhongshu 錢鐘書, filmed as a TV serial

圍護〔围护〕 wai⁴ wu⁶ {wéi hù}

to protect from all sides

圍嘴〔围-〕 wai⁴ zeoi² {wéi zuǐ}

(baby) bib

圍剿〔围-〕 wai⁴ ziu² {wéi jiǎo}

1. to encircle and annihilate
2. refers to repeated campaigns of the Guomindang against the communists from 1930 onwards

圍坐〔围-〕 wai⁴ zo⁶ {wéi zuò}

1. to sit in a circle
2. seated around (a narrator)

圍住〔围-〕 wai⁴ zyu⁶ {wéi zhù}

1. to surround
2. to gird

圍頭話〔围头话〕 wai⁴ tau⁴ waa⁶ {wéi tóu huà}

Weitou dialect

圍場縣〔围场县〕 wai⁴ coeng⁴ jyun⁶ {Wéi chǎng xiàn}

Weichang Manchu and Mongol autonomous county in Chengde 承德, Hebei

圍魏救趙〔围--赵〕 wai⁴ ngai⁶ gau³ ziu⁶ {wéi Wèi jiù Zhào}

1. lit. to besiege 魏 and rescue 趙 (idiom)
2. fig. to relieve a besieged ally by attacking the home base of the besiegers

圍城打援〔围---〕 wai⁴ sing⁴ daa² wun⁴ {wéi chéng dǎ yuán}

to besiege and strike the relief force (idiom); strategy of surrounding a unit to entice the enemy to reinforce, then striking the new troops

圍場滿族蒙古族自治縣〔围场满------县〕 wai⁴ coeng⁴ mun⁵ zuk⁶ mung⁴ gu² zuk⁶ zi⁶ zi⁶ jyun⁶ {Wéi chǎng Mǎn zú Měng gǔ zú zì zhì xiàn}

Weichang Manchu and Mongol autonomous county in Chengde 承德, Hebei