wěi

tail, extremity; end, stern

HSK 5 #1282

DEFINITIONS

尾 wěi
  • tail
  • remainder
  • remnant
  • extremity
  • sixth of the 28 constellations
  • classifier for fish
尾 yǐ
  • horse's tail
  • pointed posterior section of a locust etc

STROKES

尾 stroke order diagram
尾 stroke order animation

WORDS

巴 wěi ba tail; colloquial pr. [yi3 ba5]
酒 jī wěi jiǔ cocktail (loanword)
jié wěi ending; coda; to wind up
从头到 cóng tóu dào wěi from start to finish; from head to tail; the whole (thing)
彻头彻 chè tóu chè wěi lit. from head to tail (idiom); thoroughgoing; through and through; out and out; from top to bottom
声 wěi shēng coda; epilogue; end
lán wěi appendix; vermiform appendix (anatomy)
蛇 xiǎng wěi shé rattlesnake
随 wěi suí to tail behind; to tag along; to follow on the heels of
chuán wěi back end of a ship; aft
服 yàn wěi fú swallow-tailed coat; tails
mǎ wěi Mawei district of Fuzhou city 福州市[Fu2 zhou1 shi4], Fujian; ponytail (hairstyle); horse's tail; slender fibers like horse's tail (applies to various plants)
shōu wěi to wind up; to bring to an end; to finish
灯 wěi dēng tail light (on vehicle)
mò wěi end; tip; extremity
部 wěi bù back part; rear or tail section
鱼 fèng wěi yú anchovy
翼 wěi yì empennage (of an aircraft); fletching (of an arrow); fins (of a missile, rocket etc); rear spoiler (of a car)
炎 lán wěi yán appendicitis (medicine)
气 wěi qì exhaust (i.e. waste gas from engine); emissions
狐 jiǔ wěi hú nine-tailed fox (mythological creature)
sǎo wěi to complete the last stage of work; to round off
骨 wěi gǔ coccyx; tailbone
狐狸巴 hú li wěi ba lit. fox's tail (idiom); visible sign of evil intentions; to reveal one's evil nature; evidence that reveals the villain
虎头蛇 hǔ tóu shé wěi lit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish
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