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wěi

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wěi Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
wěi | wei3
English translation
reed

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About wěi

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Number of strokes

7

Traditional form

wěi

Contains the radical

cǎo

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

grass

Etymology of wěi

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

艹韦

Semantic compound

cǎo

Phonetic compound

wéi

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. cǎo represents the meaning and wéi represents the sound. Simplified form of wěi .

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Example sentences using wěi

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苇眉 yòu yòu , zài 怀里 huái lǐ 跳跃 tiàoyuè zhāo .

The thin, fine strands leaped and twisted in her arms.

整片湖都 bèi 密密层层 mì mi céng céng de 芦苇 lú wěi Wéi le 起来 qǐlai

The whole lake was rimmed with thick beds of reeds.

Words with wěi

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
wěi reed wěi
芦苇 lú wěi reed蘆葦
苇席 wěi xí reed mat葦席
苇箔 wěi bó reed matting葦箔

wěi Decomposition & Compounds

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