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

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

韋 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.

Characters with 韋 as component

wèi = w + ei4
to guard / to protect / to defend / abbr. for 衛生|卫生, hygiene / health / abbr. for 衛生間|卫生间, toilet / surname Wei / vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1066-221 BC), located in present day Henan and Hebei Provinces
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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 韋

Lü Buwei (?291-235 BC), merchant and politician of the State of Qin 秦國|秦国[Qin2 guo2], subsequent Qin Dynasty 秦代[Qin2 dai4] Chancellor, allegedly the father of Ying Zheng 嬴政[Ying2 Zheng4], who subsequently became the first emperor Qin Shihuang 秦始皇[Qin2 Shi3 huang2]
Kilauea, Hawaii, the world's most active volcano
(Jean-Michel) Severino, CEO of the Agence Française de Développement (AFD)

Sentences with 韋

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wéi

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