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
northern long-tailed tit, a small bird
fork-tailed sunbird, a small colorful bird
fork-tailed sunbird, a small colorful bird
(bird species of China) Sabine's gull (Xema sabini)
(bird species of China) Sabine's gull (Xema sabini)
(bird species of China) bronzed drongo (Dicrurus aeneus)
(bird species of China) bronzed drongo (Dicrurus aeneus)
(coll.) lowest-ranking (student, participant etc)
(coll.) lowest-ranking (student, participant etc)
lit. head in Wu and tail in Chu (idiom); fig. close together
lit. head in Wu and tail in Chu (idiom); fig. close together
vertical stabilizer; (aviation) tailfin
ratchet-tailed treepie, a forest bird
ratchet-tailed treepie bird
greater racket-tailed drongo bird
greater racket-tailed drongo bird
to have one's tail between one's legs
to have one's tail between one's legs
fig. to back down; in a humiliating situation
fig. to back down; in a humiliating situation
suffix
better be leader of small than low in big
better be leader of small than tail of big
better lead small than follow big
prefer small leader to low rank in big place