(wēi)

HSK 413 strokes

surname Wei

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
wēi
Meaning
surname Wei; ancient Chinese state near present-day Chongqing; Taiwan pr. [Wei2]
Strokes
13
HSK level
HSK 4
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

⿲彳⿱山兀攵

Made of

Parts are arranged three parts across.

How to write step by step

13 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12
  13. 13

Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

wēixìn
HSK 4

Weixin or WeChat (mobile text and voice messaging service developed by Tencent 腾讯)

Open 微信 page →
wēi
HSK 5

Weibo (Chinese social media platform)

Open 微博 page →
HSK 7-9

(idiom) negligible; insignificant

Open 微不足道 page →
wēixíng
HSK 7-9

miniature; micro-; tiny

Open 微型 page →
wēimiào
HSK 7-9

subtle

Open 微妙 page →
xiēwēi

slight; minor; small; slightly

Open 些微 page →
wēi

meager (wages); humble (social status); feeble (voice)

Open 低微 page →
wēi

down to the smallest detail; thoroughgoing; fine and detailed

Open 入微 page →

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