Ideographic: Dominating a woman 女 by force of arms 戈Radical:

meaning for wēi:

  • - power
  • - might
  • - prestigeto threaten
  • - to menaceauthority
  • - authoritative
  • - power and prestigeto demonstrate (as a protest)
  • - a demonstration
  • - a military show of forcemight
  • - formidable powerWeixin county in Zhaotong 昭通 , Yunnan