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 lù (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)