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

树莺 kuān wěi shù yīng (bird species of China) Cetti's warbler (Cettia cetti)
樹鶯 kuān wěi shù yīng (bird species of China) Cetti's warbler (Cettia cetti)
小燕 xiǎo yàn wěi (bird species of China) little forktail (Enicurus scouleri)
小盘 xiǎo pán wěi (bird species of China) lesser racket-tailed drongo (Dicrurus remifer)
小盤 xiǎo pán wěi (bird species of China) lesser racket-tailed drongo (Dicrurus remifer)
滨鹬 jiān wěi bīn yù (bird species of China) sharp-tailed sandpiper (Calidris acuminata)
濱鷸 jiān wěi bīn yù (bird species of China) sharp-tailed sandpiper (Calidris acuminata)
大不掉 wěi dà bù diào large tail obstructs action (idiom); bottom heavy; fig. rendered ineffective by subordinates
子 wěi zi tail; end; small change; odd sum remaining after large round number
张国 wěi zhāng guó Owari or Owari-no-kuni, Japanese fiefdom during 11th-15th century, current Aichi prefecture around Nagoya
張國 wěi zhāng guó Owari or Owari-no-kuni, Japanese fiefdom during 11th-15th century, current Aichi prefecture around Nagoya
击 wěi jī attack from the rear
擊 wěi jī attack from the rear
數 wěi shù remainder (after rounding a number); decimal part (of number after the decimal point); mantissa (i.e. fractional part of common logarithm in math.); small change; balance (of an account)
期 wěi qī final period; the end (of a term); the close
梢 wěi shāo the tip; the end; the very end
椎 wěi zhuī coccyx; tailbone
欠 wěi qiàn balance due; small balance still to pay; final remaining debt
款 wěi kuǎn balance (money remaining due)
氣 wěi qì exhaust (i.e. waste gas from engine); emissions
水 wěi shuǐ tailwater; outflow (from mill or power plant)
水渠道 wěi shuǐ qú dào outflow channel
流 wěi liú wake (trailing behind a ship, airplane etc); slipstream
燈 wěi dēng tail light (on vehicle)
牙 wěi yá a year-end dinner for employees