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

WORDS

切除术 lán wěi qiē chú shù appendectomy (medicine)
切除術 lán wěi qiē chú shù appendectomy (medicine)
炎 lán wěi yán appendicitis (medicine)
duì wěi back of the line; last one in line
duì wěi back of the line; last one in line
酒 jī wěi jiǔ cocktail (loanword)
锯 jī wěi jù keyhole saw; pad saw
鋸 jī wěi jù keyhole saw; pad saw
云南白斑柳莺 yún nán bái bān wěi liǔ yīng (bird species of China) Davison's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus davisoni)
雲南白斑柳鶯 yún nán bái bān wěi liǔ yīng (bird species of China) Davison's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus davisoni)
yùn wěi (phonology) coda, the part of a syllable that follows its vocalic nucleus (e.g. "u" in kòu or "n" in běn)
yùn wěi (phonology) coda, the part of a syllable that follows its vocalic nucleus (e.g. "u" in kòu or "n" in běn)
蛇 xiǎng wěi shé rattlesnake
相接 shǒu wěi xiāng jiē to join head to tail; bumper-to-bumper (of traffic jam)
音 shǒu wěi yīn onset and rime
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)
区 mǎ wěi qū Mawei district of Fuzhou city 福州市[Fu2 zhou1 shi4], Fujian
區 mǎ wěi qū Mawei district of Fuzhou city 福州市[Fu2 zhou1 shi4], Fujian
松 mǎ wěi sōng Masson pine (Pinus massoniana, Chinese red pine, horsetail pine)
松 mǎ wěi sōng Masson pine (Pinus massoniana, Chinese red pine, horsetail pine)
水 mǎ wěi shuǐ Mawei river through Fuzhou city
水 mǎ wěi shuǐ Mawei river through Fuzhou city
水师学堂 mǎ wěi shuǐ shī xué táng Mawei River naval college, alternative name for Fuzhou naval college 福州船政學堂|福州船政学堂, set up in 1866 by the Qing dynasty
水師學堂 mǎ wěi shuǐ shī xué táng Mawei River naval college, alternative name for Fuzhou naval college 福州船政學堂|福州船政学堂, set up in 1866 by the Qing dynasty
港 mǎ wěi gǎng Mawei harbor, the harbor of Fuzhou city