尾(wěi)

HSK 47 strokes
Readingswěiyǐ

tail

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Character information

Pinyin
wěi / yǐ
Meaning
tail; remainder; remnant; extremity; sixth of the 28 constellations; classifier for fish
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 4
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 尾 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿸尸毛

A furry 毛 tail behind a body 尸

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

尸shī毛máo

Parts are arranged enclosing from the upper left.

How to write 尾 step by step

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

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Words with 尾

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

wěi尾ba巴
HSK 4

tail

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wěi尾qì气
HSK 7-9

exhaust; emissions

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wěi尾shēng声
HSK 7-9

coda

Open 尾声 page →
jiāo交wěi尾

to copulate (of animals); to mate

Open 交尾 page →
zì字wěi尾

suffix

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wěi尾zǐ子

tail; end; small change; odd sum remaining after large round number

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wú吴tóu头chǔ楚wěi尾

lit. head in Wu and tail in Chu (idiom); fig. close together

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wěi尾dà大bù不diào掉

large tail obstructs action (idiom); bottom heavy

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丈与严临之乎亚企

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巴气声交字子吴头

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