帷 (wéi): curtain

帷 (wéi) is a Chinese character meaning “curtain.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 巾 (semantic) and 隹 (phonetic). It ranks #3032 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 帷 curtain. Its radical form 巾 (cloth) appears in many related characters such as 常 (cháng, always), 希 (xī, to hope), 帮 (bāng, to help).

Native pronunciation
HSK 7-9Radical: 巾 cloth11 strokesFrequency #3032巾 semantic隹 phonetic

Definitions

  1. curtain

Etymology & Origin

帷

pictophoneticcurtain

Decomposition: ⿰巾隹 (layout: left-right)

Components:巾semantic隹phonetic

Stroke Order

1
2
3
4
5
6
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9
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11

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
帷幕wéi mùheavy curtain
运筹帷幄yùn chóu wéi wòlit. to devise battle plan in a tent (idiom)
运筹帷幄之中，决胜千里之外yùn chóu wéi wò zhī zhōng , jué shèng qiān lǐ zhī wàia general planning in the seclusion of his tent is able to determine the outcome of the distant battle (idiom)
窗帷chuāng wéicurtain
帷幔wéi màndrapery
绣帷xiù wéitapestry
6
Total compounds
33
As first character
33
As last character
33
As middle character

帷 appears in 6 compound words: 33 as the first character, 33 as the last, and 33 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 帷 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

幄wò
0.8041,470 co-occurrences
幕mù
0.6045,238 co-occurrences
帐zhàng
0.518312 co-occurrences
璃lí
0.480588 co-occurrences
玻bō
0.478576 co-occurrences
筹chóu
0.441324 co-occurrences
帘lián
0.41330 co-occurrences
落luò
0.4051,098 co-occurrences
浆jiāng
0.40366 co-occurrences
裳cháng
0.39342 co-occurrences

Idioms & Chengyu (1)

运筹帷幄yùnchóuwéiwòHSK 7+

to devise strategies behind the frontline

phrase

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

帷字虽然难写，但意思很有趣。

wéi zì suī rán nán xiě , dàn yì sī hěn yǒu qù .

Although the character "帷" is difficult to write, its meaning is quite interesting.

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“过敏季”正式拉开帷幕,氯雷他定和西替利嗪怎么选?专家解答

guò mǐn jì zhèng shì lā kāi wéi mù , lǜ léi tā dìng hé xī tì lì 嗪 zěn má xuǎn ? zhuān jiā jiě dā

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...海迪士尼度假区“10岁生日庆典”正式拉开帷幕

. . . hǎi dí shì ní dù jiǎ qū 1 0 suì shēng rì qìng diǎn zhèng shì lā kāi wéi mù

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Character Family

巾 Radical Family — Characters sharing the cloth radical

常cháng幢chuáng帆fān帽mào幕mù饰shì帐zhàng帜zhì帮bāng带dài

Related Characters

常cháng希xī帮bāng带dài帽mào巾jīn帜zhì帝dì师shī市shì

Homophones — Characters pronounced wéi

维wéi

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 帷 (wéi) mean in Chinese?
帷 (wéi) primarily means "curtain." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #3032 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 帷 and 推?
帷 (wéi) and 推 (tuī) are often confused. confusable. The key distinguishing feature: 巾 vs 扌 (same 隹 component).
How many strokes does 帷 have?
帷 is written with 11 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 帷?
The radical associated with 帷 is 巾 (cloth). This radical appears in many characters related to cloth.
What are the components of 帷?
帷 is composed of: 巾 (semantic), 隹 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰巾隹 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 帷?
Common words with 帷 include: 帷幕 (wéi mù, "heavy curtain"); 运筹帷幄 (yùn chóu wéi wò, "lit. to devise battle plan in a tent (idiom)"); 运筹帷幄之中，决胜千里之外 (yùn chóu wéi wò zhī zhōng , jué shèng qiān lǐ zhī wài, "a general planning in the seclusion of his tent is able to determine the outcome of the distant battle (idiom)"); 窗帷 (chuāng wéi, "curtain"); 帷幔 (wéi màn, "drapery"). There are over 6 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 帷 (wéi)?
Several characters share the pronunciation wéi: 维 (to maintain). Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 帷 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 帷 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.