维 wéi to preserve; to maintain; to hold together
Made up of [纟 sī silk radical 120, 隹 zhuī short-tailed bird; dove radical 172]Made with 11 strokes.
Composed of 'silk' and 'bird' suggesting a silken thread tied to a bird's leg to 'preserve' or 'maintain' it securely
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Also uses 纟 sī component: 纺 fǎng (fine woven silk fabric) 纷 fēn (numerous) ; 纲 gāng (guiding principle) ; 给 gěi (give) ; 红 hóng (red) ; 纪 jì (order) ; 结 jié (knot) ; 经 jīng (Classic) ; 累 lèi (tired) ; 绿 lǜ (green) ; 绪 xù (beginnings) ; 纸 zhǐ (paper) ; 终 zhōng (end) ; 组 zǔ (to form)
Also uses 隹 zhuī component: 难 nán (difficult) 谁 shéi (who) ; 推 tuī (to push) ; 雄 xióng (male)