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

龟笑鳖无 guī xiào biē wú wěi lit. a tortoise laughing at a soft-shelled turtle for having no tail (idiom); fig. the pot calling the kettle black
龜笑鱉無 guī xiào biē wú wěi lit. a tortoise laughing at a soft-shelled turtle for having no tail (idiom); fig. the pot calling the kettle black
jiàn wěi stern of a ship; the rear part of a vessel
巴 gǒu wěi bā dog tail
巴 yáo wěi bā wag one's tail; to wag the tail