韦 (Wéi): surname Wei, soft leather
韦 (Wéi) is a Chinese character meaning “surname wei.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), with radical 韦 (soft leather). It ranks #1639 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Definitions
- surname Wei
- soft leather
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 韦德 | wéi dé | Wade (name) |
| 韦伯 | wéi bó | weber (unit of magnetic flux, Wb) |
| 韦利 | wéi lì | Waley or Whaley (name) |
| 津巴布韦 | jīn bā bù wéi | Zimbabwe |
| 查韦斯 | chá wéi sī | Chavez, Spanish name |
| 韦科 | wéi kē | Waco |
| 麦克斯韦 | mài kè sī wéi | Maxwell (name) |
| 热尔韦 | rè ěr wéi | Gervais (name) |
| 韦格纳 | wéi gé nà | Alfred Wegener (1880-1930), German meteorologist and geophysicist, the originator of the theory of continental drift |
| 比亚韦斯托克 | bǐ yà wéi sī tuō kè | Białystok, city in Poland |
| 梅里亚姆·韦伯斯特 | méi lǐ yà mǔ · wéi bó sī tè | Merriam-Webster (dictionary) |
| 韦应物 | wéi yìng wù | Wei Yingwu (c. 737 – c. 792), Tang dynasty poet |
| 布衣韦带 | bù yī wéi dài | in hemp cloth and with a leather belt |
| 奥司他韦 | ào sī tā wéi | (loanword) oseltamivir |
| 韦编三绝 | wéi biān sān jué | lit. the leather binding (of the bamboo scroll) has broken three times |
韦 appears in 32 compound words: 50 as the first character, 25 as the last, and 25 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Idioms & Chengyu (3)
Example Sentences
了解韦字的来源，有助于理解中国文化。
le jiě Wéi zì de lái yuán , yǒu zhù yú lǐ jiě zhōng guó wén huà .
Understanding the origin of the character "韦" helps in understanding Chinese culture.
...榜全球前五;多家锂矿企业回应,预计津巴布韦锂矿出口有望在一个月内恢复-FX168
. . . bǎng quán qiú qián wǔ ; duō jiā 锂 kuàng qǐ yè huí yīng , yù jì jīn bā bù Wéi 锂 kuàng chū kǒu yǒu wàng zài yī gè yuè nèi huī fù F X 1 6 8
供应警报拉响!津巴布韦全面叫停锂精矿出口 碳酸锂期货、锂矿股联...
gōng yīng jǐng bào lā xiǎng ! jīn bā bù Wéi quán miàn jiào tíng 锂 jīng kuàng chū kǒu tàn suān 锂 qī huò , 锂 kuàng gǔ lián . . .
... 宁德时代(03750)跌近6% 津巴布韦收紧锂精矿出口或推升锂价
. . . nìng dé shí dài ( 0 3 7 5 0 ) diē jìn 6 jīn bā bù Wéi shōu jǐn 锂 jīng kuàng chū kǒu huò tuī shēng 锂 jià
...US)第四季度营收同比增长73% 津巴布韦暂停出口锂精矿和原矿
. . . U S ) dì sì jì dù yíng shōu tóng bǐ zēng cháng 7 3 jīn bā bù Wéi zàn tíng chū kǒu 锂 jīng kuàng hé yuán kuàng
Character Family
Frequently Asked Questions
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