Taxonomy of meanings for 危:　　

  • 危 wēi (OC: ŋɡrol MC: ŋʷɯiɛ) 魚為切 平 廣韻：【疾也隤也不正也不安也魚爲切四 】
    • DANGER
      • nabstativeimminent peril, danger; state of danger; precariousness
      • vadNfraught with grave danger, doomed to disaster (as a state), endangered
      • vibe imperilled; be in a precarious state; be fraught with danger, be doomed to imminent disaster; be endangered; to risk danger
      • vichangeget into danger, become endangered
      • vigradedbecome (more and more) dangerous/endangered
      • vi0there is danger
      • vt+prep+Ncausativeendanger oneself in N
      • vt+V[0]run the danger of; be in danger of
      • vt+V[0]causativecause one to be in danger of V-ing; take risks in V-ing
      • vtoNexpose oneself dangerously to 危於; be in danger of V-ing (CHANGE TO vt+V)
      • vtoNcausativeexpose (someone or something) to danger; to put in danger, endanger; to jeopardise; to pose a danger for
      • vtoNcausativereflexive cause (oneself) to be endangered
      • vtoNcausativecause (oneself) to be in danger 危己
      • vtoNcausativeendanger (oneself)
      • vtoNputativeconsider as dangerous; consider to be in danger
      • vtoNputative.reflex.自consider (oneself) to be in danger
      • vtoNPab{S}be exposed to the danger that ??CHECK??
      • vtoNactrun the danger of, risk the danger of
      • v[adN]dangerous placeCH
      • vadNconcreteunsafe, unsteady; precarious; constituting a dangerLZ
      • n[adN]endangered polity, endangered placeCH
      • typical attitude towards> FEAR
        • precariously> HIGH
          • vadNprecariously high, high and precipitous, liable to collapse, or liable to cause people to fall down (of mountains)
          • vibe precariously high, high and precipitous, liable to collapse, or liable to cause people to fall down (of mountains)
          • aesthetic, of mountains> CRAGGY
            • exocentric: part of building> ROOF
              • nLIJI: ridge of the roof
          • grammaticalised> ALMOST
          • CONSTELLATION
            • nname of a constellation (SHU)

          Additional information about 危

          說文解字: 【危】，在高而懼也。從厃，自卪止之。凡危之屬皆从危。 【魚爲切】

            Criteria
          • PEACEFUL

            1. The dominant general word for peacefulness is ān 安 (wēi 危 "in imminent danger"), but in addition the word also often has considerable philosophical depth and commonly refers to a deep state of unruffled inner serenity in harmony with the outer world.

            2. Píng 平 (ant. luàn 亂 "chaos") is prototypically an unruffled smooth surface, and the word refers to a state of harmonious tranquility, particularly in a community of people.

            3. Níng 寧 (ant. yáng 殃 "a totally disastrous state") refers to a state of affairs, primarily in a community of people, where disturbances have ceased.

            4. Yì 佚 / 逸 (ant. láo 勞 "engaged in exhausting effort") refers to restful peace of mind, typically after effort.

            5. Tián 恬 and dàn 淡 (all ant. dòng dàng 動蕩 "be all over the place) refer to serenity in an individual as cultivated, notoriously, by the Taoists.

            6. Jìng 靜 (ant. zào 躁 "flurried), is a state of mind in which one refuses to be rushed into any action and is fully at ease.

            7. Tài 泰 (all ant. jí 急 "be off balance or in urgent need of something, be in a critical state") and yí 夷 (ant. jīng 驚 "be upset") refers to relaxation, the state of being détendu.

          • HIGH

            1. The manifestly dominant general word is gāo 高 (ant. bēi 卑 "low" and xià 下 "low") which refers to concrete as well as abstract elevation.

            2. Shàng 上 (ant. xià 下 "lower") refers to the relatively high position of something, both abstractly and concretely.

            3. Chóng 崇 (ant. bēi 卑 "lowly") and lóng 隆 (ant. wū 污 ) adds the notion of impressiveness to that of high elevation.

            4. Qiáo 喬 refers specifically to the imposing tallness of trees.

            5. Jùn 峻, wéi 巍, yán 巖, é 峨 are among the large number of poetic words referring to the imposing height of mountains.

            6. Wēi 危 adds to the notion of the imposing (almost threatening) hight of something that of steepness of the slope, and the difficulty of access.

            7. Lóng 隆 refers to imposing and impressive height, typically - but not always - of something artificial.

          • SAFE

            1. The current general word for something being unimparied and unharmed in any way is quán 全 (ant. xiǎn 險 "imperilled").

            2. Ān 安 (ant. wēi 危 "in imminent danger") refers to a comfortable state of unimpaired safety.

            3. Gù 固 (ant.* sōng 鬆 "not right and impregnable") refers specifically to the provision of natural or military defenses against possible enemies.

          • DANGER

            1. The current standard general word for real objective as well as perceived imminent danger is wēi 危 (ant. ān 安 "peace").

            2. Dài 殆 is primarily perceived danger.

            3. Xiǎn 險 (ant. yí 夷 "plain and accessible without presenting dangers" and píng 平 "level") is primarily objective physical danger because of difficult terrain.

            4. È 厄 is a stylistically very elevated word referring to objective danger.

            Word relations
          • Subject: (DANGER)國/STATE The dominant word is guó 國, and the word naturally focusses on the capital which defines the identity of the state, but from Warring States times the word does refer to the whole of the territory, as the term guó xiāo 國削 "the state was truncated" shows.
          • Ant: (DANGER)治/ORDERLY
          • Ant: (DANGER)安/PEACEFUL The dominant general word for peacefulness is ān 安 (wēi 危 "in imminent danger"), but in addition the word also often has considerable philosophical depth and commonly refers to a deep state of unruffled inner serenity in harmony with the outer world.
          • Object: (DANGER)備/DEFEND Bèi 備 is to make defensive arrangements.
          • Contrast: (DANGER)害/DAMAGE By far the commonest general word for damage is hài 害 (ant. lì 利"benefit").
          • Contrast: (DANGER)殆/DANGER Dài 殆 is primarily perceived danger.
          • Assoc: (DANGER)亡/DESTROY Wáng 亡 (ant. fù 復 "reestablish") refers to the political/social ruin of a state and does not focus on any form of physical annihilation or damage.
          • Assoc: (DANGER)殆/DANGER Dài 殆 is primarily perceived danger.
          • Assoc: (DANGER)累/ENTANGLE