wēi = w + ei1
lofty / towering / Taiwan pr. [wei2]
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How to pronounce 巍

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
+ ei1 final

In front of the Eiffel Tower.

By Matthias • updated 4 months ago

巍 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
shān = sh + an1
mountain / hill / anything that resembles a mountain / CL:座[zuo4] / bundled straw in which silkworms spin cocoons / gable
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wèi = w + ei4
surname Wei / name of vassal state of Zhou dynasty from 661 BC in Shanxi, one of the Seven Hero Warring States / Wei state, founded by Cao Cao 曹操[Cao2 Cao1], one of the Three Kingdoms after the Han dynasty / the Wei dynasty 221-265 / Wei prefecture and Wei county at different historical periods
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wèi = w + ei4
tower over a palace gateway (old)
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Characters with 巍 as component

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

majestic / towering / imposing
lofty / towering / majestic
towering / imposing

Sentences with 巍

巍 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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wēi

lofty / towering / Taiwan pr. [wei2]

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