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CHINESE CHARACTER

wèi

喂

喂

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hey

Numbered pinyin
wei4
English meanings
hello, hey

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 口; right 畏.

Meaning & sound clues

口 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “mouth”.

畏 is identified as the sound component (wèi). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 喂.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰口畏

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    wèi喂,nǐ你hǎo好。

    Hello.

  2. 02

    wèi喂,shì是shéi谁?

    Hello, who is this?

  3. 03

    tā他wèi喂le了māo猫。

    He fed the cat.

  4. 04

    wèi喂,qǐng请děng等yī一xià下。

    Hello, wait a moment.

  5. 05

    wèi喂háizi孩子chīfàn吃饭。

    Feed the child.

  6. 06

    wèi喂le了yī一shēng声méi没rén人yīng应。

    Called out but no answer.

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  • 喂养