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<WL>威 [wēi] 威胁 threaten/ | <WL>威 [wēi] 威胁 threaten/menace; 威严 dignity; 威力 force; 示威 demonstrate@@; (HDZ:) 丈夫的母亲; 尊严, 威严; …; (姓) | ||
The character 威() wēi ‘threaten’ (formerly ‘mother-in-law: husband's mother; dignity’) combines 戌() xū ‘destroy’ (phonetic), and 女 nǚ ‘woman’. | The character 威() wēi ‘threaten’ (formerly ‘mother-in-law: husband's mother; dignity’) combines 戌() xū ‘destroy’ (phonetic), and 女 nǚ ‘woman’. | ||
Note: 威 suggests a 女 woman cowering under 戌 (in the face of a show of force/brutality). | Note: 威 suggests a 女 woman cowering under 戌 (in the face of a show of force/brutality). | ||
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