wěi = w + ei3
big / large / great
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How to pronounce 偉

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
+ ei3 final

In the Eiffel Tower’s living room.

By Matthias • updated 4 months ago

偉 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
rén = r + (e)n2
"person" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 9)
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wéi = w + ei2
surname Wei
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wéi = w + ei2
soft leather
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Characters with 偉 as component

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

great person
Viagra (male impotence drug)
mighty force

Sentences with 偉

偉 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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wěi

big / large / great

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