wéi = w + ei2
hello (when answering the phone)
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wèi = w + ei4
hey / to feed (an animal, baby, invalid etc)
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wèi = w + ei4
variant of 餵|喂[wei4]
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wèi = w + ei4
to feed
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How to pronounce 喂

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= w initial

Wu is for Willy Walrus.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago
+ ei2 final

In the Eiffel Tower’s kitchen.

By Matthias • updated 4 months ago
= w initial

Wu is for Willy Walrus.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago
+ ei4 final

In the Eiffel Tower’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 4 months ago

喂 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
kǒu = k + ou3
mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls
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wèi = w + ei4
to fear
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Characters with 喂 as component

喂 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 喂

to feed (a child, domestic animal etc) / to keep / to raise (an animal)
to breast-feed
to feed (an animal)

Sentences with 喂

喂 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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wéi / wèi

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