违

wéi

disobey, violate, defy; be apart from

How to write 违, stroke by stroke

to disobey; to violate; to separate; to go against

Pictophonetic: semantic 辶 (walk), phonetic 韦

Made of 辶 + 韦

违反wéi fǎnto violate (a law)
违法wéi fǎillegal; to break the law
违背wéi bèito go against; to be contrary to; to violate
违抗wéi kàngto disobey
违规wéi guīto violate the rules
违约wéi yuēto break a promise; to violate an agreement; to default (on a loan or contract)
久违jiǔ wéi(haven't done sth) for a long time; a long time since we last met
有违yǒu wéito run counter to
违章wéi zhāngto break the rules; to violate regulations
违禁wéi jìnto violate a prohibition or ban; prohibited; illicit
违禁品wéi jìn pǐnprohibited goods; contraband
事与愿违shì yǔ yuàn wéithings turn out contrary to the way one wishes (idiom)

我不会再违法了。
wǒ bú huì zài wéi fǎ le 。
I will never violate a law again.
你不该违背你的诺言。
nǐ bù gāi wéi bèi nǐ de nuò yán 。
You shouldn't break promises.
他不会违背他的原则。
tā bú huì wéi bèi tā de yuán zé 。
He couldn't go against his principles.
这是违背体育精神的行为！
zhè shì wéi bèi tǐ yù jīng shén de xíng wéi ！
This is unsportsmanlike behavior!
这违反规则。
zhè wéi fǎn guī zé 。
That's against the rules.