• 576th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 59 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. wéi (Wei2)surname Wei
2. wéi (wei2)to encircle • to surround • all around • to wear by wrapping around (scarf, shawl)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for wéi (wei2)The component is pronounced as 'wéi' (wei2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

周围 (周圍)
围脖 (圍脖)
围观 (圍觀)

Uncommon

入围 (入圍)
包围 (包圍)
围巾 (圍巾)
围攻 (圍攻)
围绕 (圍繞)
氛围 (氛圍)
范围 (範圍)
胸围 (胸圍)
腰围 (腰圍)
臀围 (臀圍)

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  • 1210th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 42 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. qiáng (qiang2)wall • CL:面[mian4],堵[du3]

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

围墙 (圍牆)
城墙 (城牆)
墙壁 (牆壁)
墙纸 (牆紙)
墙角 (牆角)
翻墙 (翻牆)

Uncommon

佛跳墙 (佛跳牆)
外墙 (外牆)
爬墙 (爬牆)
红杏出墙 (紅杏出墻)
防火墙 (防火牆)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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