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

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Words containing 尾

Word Meaning
(bird species of China) Cetti's warbler (Cettia cetti)
(bird species of China) Cetti's warbler (Cettia cetti)
(bird species of China) little forktail (Enicurus scouleri)
(bird species of China) lesser racket-tailed drongo (Dicrurus remifer)
lesser racket-tailed drongo bird
sharp-tailed sandpiper, a shorebird
sharp-tailed sandpiper (a shorebird)
fig. rendered ineffective by subordinates
end; tail; small change
Owari Province in Japan, now Aichi area
Owari Province in Japan; now Aichi area
attack from the rear
attack from the rear
small change
the end (of a term); final period; the close
the end; the very end; the tip
tailbone; coccyx
balance due; small balance still to pay
balance (money remaining due)
exhaust (i.e. waste gas from engine); emissions
outflow (from mill or power plant); tailwater
outflow channel
wake (trailing behind a ship, airplane etc); slipstream
tail light (on vehicle)
a year-end dinner for employees