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wěi

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wěi Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
wěi | wei3
English translation
tail
remainder
remnant
extremity
sixth of the 28 constellations
classifier for fish
tail; extremity, end; back, rear
Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yǐ | yi3
English translation
horse's tail
pointed posterior section of a locust etc

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About wěi

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Number of strokes

7

Traditional form

wěi

Contains the radical

shī

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

A furry  Máo tail behind a body  shī

Etymology of wěi

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

尸毛

Explanation

Depicts fur ( Máo ) protruding from the posterior of an animal.

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Example sentences using wěi

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gǒu Yáo 尾巴 wěiba 报答 bàodá 人们 rén men de 爱护 àihù .

A dog reacts to kindness by wagging its tail.

十一 shí yī jiē yǒu 一对 yī duì 分节 fēn jié de zhī , 即尾.

The 11 th segment carries a pair of segmented appendages, the cerci.

zhǐ māo quán zhāo 弯弯 Wān wān de 尾巴 wěiba , yòng 舌头 shétou 舔着嘴角 zuǐ jiǎo ,贼头贼脑 zéi tóu zéi nǎo de liū xià Lóu .

The cat goes furtively downstairs, winding her lithe tail and licking her lips.

Dōng 天山 Tiān shān 尾亚岩体: tóng yuán 还是 háishi 异源? -- 来自 láizì 黑云母 de 证据 zhèngjù .

Weiya complex, eastern Tianshan: Single - sourced or diverse - sourced ? -- Evidence from biotite.

我们 wǒmen 来个 Gōng Bǎo Dīng , 鸡翅 Niú wěi Tāng .

Let's order gong - bao chicken dice , spicy chicken wing and ox tail soup.

Words with wěi

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
wěi tail wěi
尾巴 wěiba tail尾巴 wěiba
结尾 jié wěi ending結尾
鸡尾酒 jī wěi jiǔ cocktail (loanword)雞尾酒
尾声 wěi shēng coda尾聲
从头到尾 cóng tóu dào wěi from start to finish從頭到尾
彻头彻尾 chè tóu chè wěi through and through徹頭徹尾
尾部 wěi bù back part尾部 wěi bù
马尾 Mǎ wěi horse's tail馬尾
尾随 wěi suí to tail behind尾隨
阑尾 lán wěi appendix闌尾
收尾 shōu wěi to wind up收尾 shōu wěi
尾气 wěi qì emissions尾氣
船尾 chuán wěi aft船尾 chuán wěi
末尾 mò wěi end末尾 mò wěi
尾灯 wěi dēng tail light (on vehicle)尾燈
响尾蛇 xiǎng wěi shé rattlesnake響尾蛇
燕尾服 yàn wěi fú tails燕尾服 yàn wěi fú
阑尾炎 lán wěi yán appendicitis (medicine)闌尾炎
尾翼 wěi yì empennage (of an aircraft)尾翼 wěi yì
尾数 wěi shù small change尾數
年尾 nián wěi end of the year年尾 nián wěi
街头巷尾 jiē tóu xiàng wěi top of streets, bottom of alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city街頭巷尾

wěi Decomposition & Compounds

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wěi Decomposition

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wěi Compounds

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