wēi

common

Meaning of

危 means dangerous; unsafe; perilous; endanger; harm; damage. Pronounced wēi.

  • dangerous; unsafe; perilous
  • endanger; harm; damage
  • critically ill; dying

Character Info

Radical
Strokes9
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
tiáo
shān
hěn
wēi
xiǎn
 
xià
de
shí
hòu
yào
zǒu
 

This mountain road is very dangerous, don't walk on it when it's raining.

dào
wēi
xiǎn
de
shí
hòu
yào
shí
bào
jǐng
 

You should call the police immediately when you encounter danger.

Wēi
shí
 
xiāo
fáng
yuán
chōng
jìn
le
zhuó
huǒ
de
lóu
 

In a critical moment, the firefighters rushed into the burning building.

zài
kùn
jìng
zhōng
zhuǎn
wēi
wéi
ān
 
zhōng
kāng
chū
yuàn
le
 

He turned from danger to safety in his predicament and finally recovered and was discharged from the hospital.

men
yīng
gāi
ān
wēi
 
qián
zuò
hǎo
yìng
duì
shì
jiàn
de
zhǔn
bèi
 

We should be prepared for danger in times of peace and make preparations for emergencies in advance.