(wéi)

4 strokesTrad.

surname Wei

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
wéi
Meaning
surname Wei
Strokes
4
HSK level
Traditional

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

⿻三丨

Made of

Parts are arranged overlaid.

How to write step by step

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

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Words with

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shìwéi

the Shiwei tribes who inhabited an area to the northeast of Tang-dynasty Ch…

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wéi

Webb, Webber or Weber (name)

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wéi

Waley or Whaley (name); Arthur Waley (1889-1966), pioneer British sinologist

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Lü Buwei (?291-235 BC), merchant and politician of the State of Qin 秦国, subsequent Qin …

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in hemp cloth and with a leather belt

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Chavez, Spanish name

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lit. the leather binding (of the bamboo scroll) has broken three times

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