high, lofty
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崴 is a 12 stroke, simplified and traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as wǎi in the third tone, however it can also be pronounced as wēi.
It is made up of the components 山 (mountain) and 威 (might/force).
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Pronunciation
We found 2 pronunciations for 崴
wǎi
Definitions for 崴 pronounced as wǎi
- to sprain (one's ankle)
- see 崴子[wai3 zi5]
Definitions for 崴 pronounced as wēi
- high, lofty
- precipitous
Vocabulary
The most common words for 崴 — see all
- Vladivostok
- Ming and Qing name for Vladivostok 符拉迪沃斯託克|符拉迪沃斯托克 and the province around it
- bend (in a river, road etc) (used in place names)
- to sprain one's ankle