위

wi · TOPIK 1

top, above

위 — top, above

🔝 Sounds like whee — the shout you let out at the top of the ride

위 is pronounced wi, just like the English whee. People yell whee when they are up high, at the top of a slide or swing. So wi = top, above. It also appears in 위에 (wie), meaning on top of.

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