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wéi = w + ei2
surname Wei
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wéi = w + ei2
soft leather
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How to pronounce 韦

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

韦 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
fēng = f + (e)ng1
luxuriant / buxom / variant of 豐|丰[feng1] / variant of 風|风[feng1] / appearance / charm
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abundant / plentiful / fertile / plump / great
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jué = ju + e2
"vertical stroke with hook" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 6) / see also 豎鉤|竖钩[shu4 gou1]
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Characters with 韦 as component

wéi = w + ei2
surname Wei
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wéi = w + ei2
to encircle / to surround / all around / to wear by wrapping around (scarf, shawl)
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wěi = w + ei3
big / large / great
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Words with 韦

Wade (name) / Sir Thomas Francis Wade (1818-1895), sinologist 威妥瑪|威妥玛[Wei1 Tuo3 ma3]
Webb, Webber or Weber (name)
weber (unit of magnetic flux, Wb)

Sentences with 韦

韦 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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wéi

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