韦

wéi

wéispelled as ui · 2nd tone — spelling rules

soft leather

Radical: 韦 Strokes: 4

Structure: Single componentFrequency: Level 2 character

Same radical

韬韩韫韧韪

Same radical

韬韩韫韧韪

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Stroke Order · 4 strokes (click to expand)

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Character Decomposition

韦=三+丨

Meanings

soft leather

wéi

surname Wei

Wéi

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Words with 韦 100 total

the Shiwei tribes who inhabited an area to the northeast of Tang-dynasty China室韦Shì wéi (surname) Weber; Webber; Webb韦伯Wéi bó Waley or Whaley (name) · Arthur Waley (1889-1966), pioneer British sinologist韦利Wéi lì Wade (name) · Sir Thomas Francis Wade (1818-1895), sinologist韦德Wéi dé Waco韦科Wéi kē

Idioms with 韦 6 total Chain

in hemp cloth and with a leather belt · poorly dressed布衣韦带bù yī wéi dài lit. the leather binding (of the bamboo scroll) has broken three times · fig. to study diligently韦编三绝wéi biān sān jué

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