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wèi Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
wèi | wei4
English translation
stomach
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>[gè]

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About wèi

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Number of strokes

9

Traditional form

wèi

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

The stomach  behind the abdominal muscles  Tián

Etymology of wèi

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

田⺼

Explanation

The top component is a pictograph of the stomach. The bottom component (flesh) is a common component in body parts.

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Example sentences using wèi

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胃液 wèi yè nèi 含有 hán yǒu yán suān gěi 胃蛋白 méi 提供 tígōng suān 溶液 róng yè .

Gastric juice contains hydrochloric acid to provide an acidic solution for pepsin.

闻到 wén dào suàn wèi , jiù duì 晚餐 wǎn cān dǎo le 胃口 wèikǒu .

The mere smell of garlic put him off his supper.

le 急性 jí xìng 胃肠炎 bàn ā ?

Did I get acute gastroenteritis to do how?

包含 bāohán gài de 秋葵 qiū kuí , 有助于 yǒu zhù yú 抵抗 dǐkàng wèi yán zhèng .

Okra, which also contains calcium an aid in reducing stomach inflammations.

阴虚阳 Mǎn 麻疹 má zhěn 已透者.剂量 jì liàng 可能 kěnéng 导致 dǎozhì 头痛 tóu tòng yūn dǒu wèi 发炎 fāyán jīng 病态 bìng tài 勃起 bó qǐ .

Large dosage can cause headaches, dizziness, vomiting, tremors, gastroenteritis and pathogenic erections.

Words with wèi

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
wèi stomach wèi
胃口 wèikǒu appetite胃口 wèikǒu
开胃 kāi wèi appetizing開胃
肠胃 cháng wèi digestive system腸胃
胃癌 wèi aí stomach cancer胃癌 wèi aí
反胃 fǎn wèi retching反胃 fǎn wèi
胃痛 wèi tòng stomachache胃痛 wèi tòng
脾胃 pí wèi preferences脾胃 pí wèi
胃炎 wèi yán gastritis胃炎 wèi yán
胃酸 wèi suān gastric acid胃酸 wèi suān
胃病 wèi bìng stomach trouble胃病 wèi bìng
胃镜 wèi jìng gastroscope (medicine)胃鏡
倒胃口 dǎo wèi kǒu to spoil one's appetite倒胃口 dǎo wèi kǒu
洗胃 xǐ wèi to have one stomach's pumped洗胃 xǐ wèi
胃液 wèi yè gastric fluid胃液 wèi yè
肠胃炎 cháng wèi yán gastroenteritis腸胃炎
胃蛋白酶 wèi dàn bái méi pepsin胃蛋白酶 wèi dàn bái méi
胃下垂 wèi xià chuí gastroptosis胃下垂 wèi xià chuí
开胃菜 kāi wèi cài starter開胃菜

wèi Decomposition & Compounds

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wèi Decomposition

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wèi Compounds

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