wěi

tail; remainder; remnant

HSK 5 #1282

Character data

HSK 5
Frequency 1282nd character
Radical ⼫ (44.4)
Strokes 7
Index # 905

Definitions

尾 wěi
  1. 1. tail
  2. 2. remainder
  3. 3. remnant
  4. 4. extremity
  5. 5. classifier for fish
  6. 6. sixth of the 28 constellations
尾 yǐ
  1. 1. horse's tail
  2. 2. pointed posterior section of a locust etc

Stroke order

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Words containing 尾

Word Meaning
appendectomy (medicine)
appendectomy (medicine)
appendicitis (medicine)
back of the line; last one in line
back of the line; last one in line
cocktail (loanword)
keyhole saw; pad saw
keyhole saw; pad saw
Yunnan Davison's leaf warbler bird
Davison’s leaf warbler bird
final sound of a syllable; coda
syllable final sound; coda
rattlesnake
to join head to tail; bumper-to-bumper (of traffic jam)
onset and rime
ponytail (hairstyle); horse's tail
Mawei district of Fuzhou city fú zhōu shì, Fujian
Mawei district of Fuzhou city fú zhōu shì, Fujian
Masson pine; Chinese red pine tree
Masson pine; Chinese red pine tree
Mawei river through Fuzhou city
Mawei river through Fuzhou city
Mawei Naval Academy in Fuzhou
Mawei River naval college, alternative name for Fuzhou naval college 福州船政学堂, set up in 1866 by the Qing dynasty
Mawei harbor, the harbor of Fuzhou city