薇 (wēi): Osmunda regalis, a species of fern
薇 (wēi) is a Chinese character meaning “osmunda regalis, a species of fern.” Outside the HSK 3.0 syllabus (CLEC 2022), it is composed of 艹 (semantic) and 微 (phonetic). It ranks #2876 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 薇 plant. Its radical form 艹 (grass) appears in many related characters such as 蒸 (zhēng, to steam), 草 (cǎo, grass), 花 (huā, flower).
Definitions
- Osmunda regalis, a species of fern
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 蔷薇 | qiáng wēi | Japanese rose (Rosa multiflora) |
| 赵薇 | zhào wēi | Zhao Wei or Vicky Zhao (1976-), Chinese film star |
| 蔷薇十字团 | qiáng wēi shí zì tuán | the Rosicrucian order (masonic order) |
| 薇薇安 | wēi wēi ān | (name) Vivian |
| 胡紫薇 | hú zǐ wēi | Hu Ziwei (1970-), PRC lady TV presenter |
| 蔷薇花蕾 | qiáng wēi huā lěi | rosebud |
| 紫薇noun | zǐ wēi | crape myrtle |
薇 appears in 7 compound words: 14 as the first character, 57 as the last, and 29 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 薇 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
汲取宝石温润灵感，塑造专属色彩美学，以蔷薇辉石之名，演绎好猫红运新色。
jí qǔ bǎo shí wēn rùn líng gǎn , sù zào zhuān shǔ sè cǎi měi xué , yǐ 蔷 wēi huī shí zhī míng , yǎn yì hǎo māo hóng yùn xīn sè .
Drawing inspiration from the warm radiance of gemstones, we’ve crafted a unique color aesthetic. Named after the rose tourmaline, we present the new “Good Cat Good Luck” shade.
金紫薇透露，本届环鄱赛将首次迎来希腊车队参赛。
jīn zǐ wēi tòu lù , běn jiè huán 鄱 sài jiāng shǒu cì yíng lái xī là chē duì cān sài .
Jin Ziwei revealed that this year’s Around Poyang Lake Race will feature a Greek team competing for the first time.
做自媒体、写网络小说的网络“大V”魏薇，生活在金华东阳市。
zuò zì méi tǐ , xiě wǎng luò xiǎo shuō de wǎng luò dà V wèi wēi , shēng huó zài jīn huá dōng yáng shì .
Wei Wei, an online "influencer" who runs a personal media account and writes web novels, lives in Dongyang City, Jinhua.
电视剧《还珠格格》里紫薇被容嬷嬷用针扎手指的画面，大概是很多 90 后的童年噩梦。
diàn shì jù hái zhū gé gé lǐ zǐ wēi bèi róng mó mó yòng zhēn zhā shǒu zhǐ de huà miàn , dà gài shì hěn duō 9 0 hòu de tóng nián è mèng .
The scene in the TV series *The Princess Returning Pearl* where Ziwei’s finger is pricked with a needle by Auntie Rong is probably a childhood nightmare for many people born in the 1990s.
Character Family
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