Zi:威

威 [wēi] 威​胁 threaten/menace; 威​严 dignity; 威​力 power/force; ​示威 demonstrate; (HDZ:) ​丈​夫​的​母​亲; ​尊​严, 威​严; …; (​姓)

One monosyllabic entry in The ABC Chinese-English Comprehensive Dictionary (namespace Ci):

►⁶wēi ​威 {E} b.f. might; power ►wēixié 威胁 ►¹shìwēi 示威 ◆char. ►Kēwēitè 科威特

The Shuōwén Seal form of 威(​􂉣) wēi ‘mother-in-law (husband's mother)’ (威​姑) combines ​女 nǚ ‘woman’, and ​戌(​􂧏) xū ‘destroy’ (phonosemantic).
    Note: 威 suggests a ​女 woman cowering under ​戌 threat (in the face of force/brutality).
    Compare: ​崴 wēi ‘steep ravine’, also wr. ​㟪/​嵔 (wēi/wěi); ​危(​􁦕) wēi ‘fear (of heights, acrophobia/vertigo); danger’; ​畏(​􁣳​𤱫​𤱖) wèi ‘fear/fearful’.
    Compare: 威(​􂉣) wēi ← MC /ʔjuəi/; ​畏(​􁣳​𤱫​𤱖) wèi ← MC /ʔjuəis/; ​危(​􁦕) wēi ← MC /ŋjue/ (SBGY).
    Note: 威 wēi ‘mother-in-law: husband's mother; prestige/dignity; power/force (threat); penalty/rule/law; frighten/bully; anger/angry; etc.’ (HDZ).
    HDZ: 威 : wēi : ​丈​夫​的​母​亲 (cf. 威​姑); ​尊​严, 威​严; 威​力, ​权​势 (cf. 威​畏); ​刑​罚; ​法​则; ​震​慑, ​欺​凌; ​怒; ​德​行; (​单​位) ​百​户; (​方​言) ​漂​亮; ​畏 (wèi): ​畏​惧; ​隈: ​弓​中​央​弯​曲​处; (​姓)
    HDC: 威​畏 : ​以威​势​使​之​畏​服; ​可​惧​的威​势
    HDC: 威​勢 : 威​严​权​势; 威​力​和​气​势; 威​风
    HDC: 威​力 : ​令​人​畏​惧​的​強​大​力​量
►references: Guǎngyùn:064.47; Karlgren:AD837,GSR574a; Hànyǔ Dà Zìdiǎn:2.1404.1; Mathews:7051; Kāngxī Zìdiǎn:261.24; Bǐshùn Guīfàn:110.1.01; Wáng(1993):169; EDOC:1
►components: ​戌​女​​戊​一​戈
►Cantonese: wai\
Shuōwén: ​􂉣(威)
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Unicode: U+5A01
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