玮 (wěi): (reddish jade), precious, rare

玮 (wěi) is a Chinese character meaning “(reddish jade).” Outside the HSK 3.0 syllabus (CLEC 2022), it is composed of 王 (semantic) and 韦 (phonetic). It ranks #5605 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 玮 jade. Its radical form 王 (jade) appears in many related characters such as 现 (xiàn, to appear), 球 (qiú, ball used for playing games (variant of 球)), 环 (huán, ring).

Spoken pronunciation
Radical: 王 jade8 strokesFrequency #5605王 semantic韦 phonetic

Definitions

  1. (reddish jade)
  2. precious
  3. rare

Etymology & Origin

玮

pictophoneticjade

Decomposition: ⿰王韦 (layout: left-right)

Components:王semantic韦phonetic

Stroke Order

1
2
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8

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
范玮琪fàn wěi qíChristine Fan (1976-), American-born Taiwanese singer and actress
瑰玮guī wěiornate (style)
2
Total compounds
0
As first character
50
As last character
50
As middle character

玮 appears in 2 compound words: 0 as the first character, 50 as the last, and 50 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Example Sentences

中国新闻网·文化Oct 2026

轩辕车会安徽省级非物质文化遗产代表性传承人项玮说，黟山为何更名？

xuān yuán chē huì ān huī shěng jí fēi wù zhì wén huà yí chǎn dài biǎo xìng chuán chéng rén xiàng wěi shuō , 黟 shān wéi hé gèng míng ?

Xiang Wei, a representative inheritor of the Anhui Provincial Intangible Cultural Heritage of the Xuanyuan Chariot Festival, asked, “Why was Mount Yi renamed?”

中国新闻网·体育Sep 2026

姚晓华/赵玮获得名人赛冠军。

yáo xiǎo huá zhào wěi huò dé míng rén sài guàn jūn .

Yao Xiaohua and Zhao Wei won the Celebrity Tournament.

中国新闻网·文化Aug 2026

香港市民陈玮是原版剧集的忠实追随者。

xiāng gǎng shì mín chén wěi shì yuán bǎn jù jí de zhōng shí zhuī suí zhě .

Chen Wei, a Hong Kong resident, is a devoted fan of the original series.

中国新闻网·文化Aug 2026

中央民族大学博士孙梓玮说。

zhōng yāng mín zú dà xué bó shì sūn 梓 wěi shuō .

said Sun Ziwei, a Ph.D. student at Minzu University of China.

少数派Jul 2026

赛博对话｜对话潘玮哲x老麦煮机：电子产品在悄悄变贵！

sài bó duì huà duì huà pān wěi zhé x lǎo mài zhǔ jī : diàn zǐ chǎn pǐn zài qiǎo qiǎo biàn guì !

Cyber Dialogue | A Conversation with Pan Weizhe and Lao Mai Zhu Ji: Electronics Are Quietly Getting More Expensive!

Character Family

Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 王 (jade) component

理lǐ球qiú环huán玩wán玛mǎ珍zhēn瑞ruì琳lín珠zhū珊shān

Related Characters

现xiàn球qiú环huán理lǐ珍zhēn班bān玉yù玩wán王wáng玻bō

Homophones — Characters pronounced wěi

伟wěi苇wěi纬wěi炜wěi

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 玮 (wěi) mean in Chinese?
玮 (wěi) primarily means "(reddish jade)." It is not part of the HSK 3.0 syllabus. It ranks #5605 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 玮 and 讳?
玮 (wěi) and 讳 (huì) are often confused. confusable. The key distinguishing feature: 王 vs 讠 (same 韦 component).
How many strokes does 玮 have?
玮 is written with 8 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 玮?
The radical associated with 玮 is 王 (jade). This radical appears in many characters related to jade.
What are the components of 玮?
玮 is composed of: 王 (semantic), 韦 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰王韦 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 玮?
Common words with 玮 include: 范玮琪 (fàn wěi qí, "Christine Fan (1976-), American-born Taiwanese singer and actress"); 瑰玮 (guī wěi, "ornate (style)"). There are over 2 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 玮 (wěi)?
Several characters share the pronunciation wěi: 伟 (big), 苇 (reed), 纬 (latitude), 炜 (glowing). Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 玮 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
No. The simplified form is 玮 and the traditional form is 瑋.

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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.