wěi

tail; remainder; remnant

HSK 4

1Stroke Order Animation

0 strokes

2Readings & Meanings

  • wěitail; remainder; remnant
  • horse's tail; pointed posterior section of a locust etc

3Structure

Partially enclosed structure半包围结构

is built from 2 parts.

4Common Words with

末尾mò wěi

end; final part

九尾狐jiǔ wěi hú

nine-tailed fox (mythological creature)

九尾龟jiǔ wěi guī

nine-tailed turtle of mythology; The Nine-tailed Turtle, novel by late Qing novelist Zhang Chunfan 张春帆

交尾jiāo wěi

to copulate (of animals); to mate

北红尾鸲běi hóng wěi qú

(bird species of China) Daurian redstart (Phoenicurus auroreus)

卷尾猴juǎn wěi hóu

white-headed capuchin (Cebus capucinus)

Other Characters Pronounced “wei” / “yi”