| 惟 | 388B00 22A.11-9 | 部居  | 畫數 11 | ㄨㄟˊ [wei2] | ||
| V.i. | (1) (AC) to think, ponder: 思惟 ditto (also wr. 維). (2) (AC) u.f. 為be: 共惟帝臣 serve together as ministers. | |||||
| Adv. & conj. & prep. | (1) Only: 惟一 only one; 惟有 only have; 惟恐 only fear; 惟願 only wish; oft. in form 惟+object+是vb.: 惟命是聽 only listen to orders; 惟汝是問 only you have to answer (for any mistake); 惟我獨尊 terribly self-conceited; 惟心，惟物 [wei2xin1], [wei2wu4]↓; 惟理主義 rationalism. (2) Very: 惟妙惟肖 (of painting, portrayal) strikingly true to life. | |||||
| Words | 1. 惟獨 [wei2du2], adv., (1) only; (2) except. 2. 惟心 [wei2xin1], adj., idealistic (phil.); 惟心主義 philosophic idealism (more commonly wr. 唯心). 3. 惟物 [wei2wu4], adj., materialistic (philosophy); 惟物主義 materialism; 惟物史觀 materialistic interpretation of history (more commonly wr. 唯物). 4. 惟一 [wei2yi1], adj., only one: 惟一上帝 only one God; 惟一愛人 one's only love. | |||||