• 457th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.05% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 118 words
  • Component in 11 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. wěi (Wei3)surname Wei
2. wēi (wei1)same as 逶 in 逶迤 winding, curved
3. wěi (wei3)to entrust • to cast aside • to shift (blame etc) • to accumulate • roundabout • winding • dejected • listless • committee member • council • end • actually • certainly

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

委屈 

Uncommon

中纪委 (中紀委)
委内瑞拉 (委內瑞拉)
委员 (委員)
委员会 (委員會)
委婉 
委曲 
委托 (委託)
居委会 (居委會)
市委 
常委 
常委会 (常委會)
政委 
村委会 (村委會)
发改委 (發改委)
省委 
立委 
纪委 (紀委)
评委 (評委)
部委 
党委 (黨委)

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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.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.