Chou Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Woman (nü) Character: Wèi Kangxi Stroke Count: 17 Page 273, Entry 08 Pronounced wù. Meaning the act of posing. According to the Regional Speech (Fangyan), in the Jiangnan region it is called this, and in the Shandong region it is called wèi. Pronounced huò. The meaning is the same. Pronounced hù. Meaning to cherish.