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7-9

to fear

Composition


Components

Sounds

Pinyin

wei4 wèi

Meaning


Primary

to fear

Alternatives

fear, fears, feared, fearing, afraid

Mnemonic


[w-] Walter White is in the [4] bathroom of the [-(e)i] beach house by the bay. It has been converted into a sandy 田 rice field from disuse, and Walter is trying to find the toilet. He finally finds it and opens it up, only to find it full of barrettes. Walter, 畏 fearing what he sees, falls down and cries. He deathly 畏 fears both wild 田 rice fields and barrettes. Also, he 畏 fears sand because it reminds him too much of his meth-making days. I'm not sure why he came to the beach house, then.

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