Pronunciation

Characters pronounced wei.

34 name characters share this pronunciation across tones. Pinyin alone does not identify a character; choose the Hanzi you want.

All 34 characters are listed below. Each links to its own page with meaning, structure, and names that use it.

为 wèi do, handle, govern, act; be 位 wèi natural throne; position, post; rank, status; seat 卫 wèi guard, protect, defend 味 wèi taste, smell, odor; delicacy 喂 wèi interjection to call attention 尉 wèi strong officer, military rank 慰 wèi calm comfort, console, calm 未 wèi artistic not yet; eighth earthly branch 猬 wèi vulgar; wanton; low; many; varied; a hedgehog, porcupine 畏 wèi fear, dread, awe, reverence 胃 wèi natural stomach; gizzard of fowl; 17th lunar mansion, determinative star 35 Arietis 蔚 wèi luxuriant, thick; ornamental 谓 wèi say, tell; call, name; be called 魏 wèi strong kingdom of Wei; surname 唯 wéi only; yes 围 wéi surround, encircle, corral 帷 wéi tent; curtain, screen 惟 wéi but, however, nevertheless; only 维 wéi calm maintain, preserve, safeguard 违 wéi artistic disobey, violate, defy; be apart from 偎 wēi cling to, cuddle, embrace, fondle 危 wēi natural dangerous, precarious; high; 12th lunar mansion, determinative star α Aquarii (Sadalmelik) 威 wēi strong pomp, power; powerful; dominate 巍 wēi high, lofty, majestic, eminent 微 wēi cute small, prefix micro-, trifling 薇 wēi natural · elegant fern, rose 伟 wěi strong great, robust; extraordinary 伪 wěi false, counterfeit, bogus 委 wěi appoint, send, commission 尾 wěi natural tail, extremity; end, stern; 6th lunar mansion, determinative star μ¹ Scorpii (Xamidimura) 玮 wěi elegant type of jade; rare, valuable 纬 wěi woof; parallels of latitude 苇 wěi reed 萎 wěi wither, wilt