威震八方 wēizhènbāfāng to awe the world Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 威震 wēizhèn to inspire awe to use power and prestige to shock and awe others八方 bāfāng noun all directions The eight points of the compass (north, south, east, west, northeast, northwest, southeast, and southwest); more generally refers to all directions or everywhere