Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 韋 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (偉)
Simplified (伟)
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Historical Evolution
偉
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
偉
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
偉
Clerical
Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
偉
Regular
Modern
Chinese
伟 / 偉 [wěi]
big; large; great
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
偉 ある
Aru unclassified name
偉 い
I unclassified name
偉 いさむ
Isamu given name
偉 うぇい
Wei unclassified name
偉 すぐる
Suguru given name
偉 つよし
Tsuyoshi unclassified name
偉 まさる
Masaru male given name
CHINESE WORDS (26)
伟大 [wěidà] #1,166
huge
宏伟 [hóngwěi] #15,072
grand
伟人 [wěirén] #12,867
great person
雄伟 [xióngwěi] #21,392
grand
伟哥 [Wěigē] #25,655
Viagra (male impotence drug)
伟业 [wěiyè] #37,229
exploit
杨利伟 [YángLìwěi] #24,863
Yang Liwei (1965-), astronaut, first Chinese citizen in space
丰功伟绩 [fēnggōngwěijì] #31,353
glorious achievement (idiom)
大伟 [Dàwěi] #22,781
David (name)
伟岸 [wěi'àn] #50,028
imposing
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JAPANESE WORDS (34)
⭐ 偉い [えらい] #1,924
great
⭐ 威力 [いりょく] #3,262
power
⭐ 偉大 [いだい] #4,373
great
偉い人 [えらいひと] #11,018
celebrated personage
お偉いさん [おえらいさん] #16,617
big shot
⭐ 偉業 [いぎょう] #16,806
great achievement
⭐ 偉人 [いじん] #22,561
great person
威容 [いよう] #24,332
dignified appearance
お偉方 [おえらがた] #31,804
superiors
偉丈夫 [いじょうふ] #38,536
great man
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KOREAN WORDS (2)