(wèi)

11 strokes
Readingswèi

surname Wei

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Character information

Pinyin
wèi / yù
Meaning
surname Wei
Strokes
11
HSK level
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

⿰⿸尸示寸

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write step by step

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

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Words with

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

shàngwèi

captain (military rank)

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zhōngwèi

lieutenant (navy); first lieutenant (army); subaltern

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wèi

captain (army rank); senior captain

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Weishi, a county in Kaifeng City 开封市, Henan

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wèichí

two-character surname Yuchi

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General Yuchi Gong (585-658), famous military man instrumental in founding the Tang dyn…

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shàowèi

second lieutenant (army rank)

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tíngwèi

chief judicial officer in imperial China

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