HSK C3/W3
Correct
危
/ wēi /
Strokes
Definition
danger/to endanger/Taiwan pr. [wéi]
Example
As an Adjective
high; precipitous
1
Wēiyá
危崖
precipitous cliff
2
Wēifēng
危峰
towering peak
As an Adjective
proper; stately
As an Adjective
dangerous; hazardous; perilous; insecure
As a Verb
endanger; imperil; jeopardize
As an Adjective
dying
As an Adjective
frightening; terrifying
As a Noun
wei ［twelfth of the twenty-eight constellations（二十八宿） into which the celestial sphere was divided in ancient Chinese astronomy, consisting of three stars in the shape of an obtuse-angled triangle, one in Aquarius and two in Pegasus］