胃 (wèi): stomach
胃 (wèi) is a Chinese character meaning “stomach.” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 田 (structural) and ⺼ (structural). It ranks #1930 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 胃 the stomach ⺼ behind the abdominal muscles 田. Its radical form 月 (moon) appears in many related characters such as 月 (yuè, moon, month), 有 (yǒu, to have), 朋 (péng, friend).
Definitions
- stomach
Etymology & Origin
ideographicThe stomach ⺼ behind the abdominal muscles 田
Decomposition: ⿱田⺼ (layout: top-bottom)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 胃
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 开胃 | kāi wèi | to whet the appetite |
| 反胃 | fǎn wèi | retching |
| 肠胃 | cháng wèi | stomach and intestine |
| 倒胃口 | dǎo wèi kǒu | to spoil one's appetite |
| 洗胃 | xǐ wèi | (medicine) to give or receive gastric lavage |
| 胃酸 | wèi suān | gastric acid |
| 胃癌 | wèi ái | stomach cancer |
| 胃病 | wèi bìng | stomach trouble |
| 胃炎 | wèi yán | gastritis |
| 胃镜 | wèi jìng | gastroscope (medicine) |
| 胃液 | wèi yè | gastric fluid |
| 脾胃 | pí wèi | spleen and stomach (digestive organs in TCM) |
| 对胃口 | duì wèi kǒu | to one's taste |
| 大胃王 | dà wèi wáng | eating champion |
| 开胃酒 | kāi wèi jiǔ | aperitif wine |
胃 appears in 39 compound words: 46 as the first character, 31 as the last, and 23 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 胃 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (2)
Example Sentences
不吃早餐对胃不好，容易得胃病。
Bù chī zǎocān duì wèi bù hǎo, róngyì dé wèibìng.
Not eating breakfast is bad for the stomach and can easily lead to stomach problems.
喝苦茶油养胃 医曝最佳饮用法 3族群有禁忌
hē kǔ chá yóu yǎng wèi yī pù zuì jiā yǐn yòng fǎ 3 zú qún yǒu jīn jì
Drinking bitter tea oil to nourish the stomach and the best way to drink it is 3 groups have taboos
連假後腸胃炎找上門?營養師曝飲食4地雷 1飲品恐害...
連 jiǎ 後 腸 wèi yán zhǎo shàng 門 ? 營 養 師 pù 飲 shí dì léi 飲 pǐn kǒng hài . . .
Stomach Flu Strikes After the Holiday Break? Nutritionist Reveals 4 Dietary Pitfalls—One Drink Could Be Harmful...
春节饮食易伤脾胃 中医调理有良方
chūn jié yǐn shí yì shāng pí wèi zhōng yī diào lǐ yǒu liáng fāng
Spring Festival Feasting Can Strain the Stomach and Spleen Traditional Chinese Medicine Offers Effective Remedies
...吃!35歲上班族腹脹、瀉秘 醫:恐變慢性胃炎
. . . chī ! 歲 shàng bān zú fù 脹 瀉 mì 醫 kǒng 變 màn xìng wèi yán
...Eat! 35-Year-Old Office Worker Suffers from Bloating and Alternating Diarrhea and Constipation Doctor Warns: Risk of Developing Chronic Gastritis
仙氣調酒喝下肚小心胃穿孔 警:最慘喪命
xiān 氣 調 jiǔ hē xià dù xiǎo xīn wèi chuān kǒng jǐng zuì 慘 喪 mìng
Drinking of the spirit of the drink to be careful of perforation of the stomach, police: the most tragic loss of life
癌细胞已经扩散到她的胃。
áixìbāo yǐjīng kuòsàn dào tā de wèi.
The cancer has spread to her stomach.
我的胃偶尔会阵痛。
Wǒ de wèi ǒu'ěr huì zhèntòng.
I have occasional pains in the stomach.
这里疼是吗？那是胃痛。
Zhèlǐ téng shì ma? nàshi wèitòng.
The pain is here, right? That's a stomach ache.
我尽量留着胃吃甜点。
Wǒ jǐnliàng liú zhe wèi chī tiándiǎn.
I try to save room for dessert.
Character Family
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