Phonosemantic compound. 巾 represents the meaning and 隹 represents the sound.
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Historical Evolution
帷
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
帷
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
帷
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
帷
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
帷
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
帷
Regular
Modern
Chinese
帷 [wéi]
curtain; screen
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
帷 かたびら
Katabira surname
帷 とばり
Tobari female given name
CHINESE WORDS (9)
帷幕 [wéimù] #17,009
heavy curtain
运筹帷幄 [yùnchóuwéiwò] #50,118
lit. to devise battle plan in a tent (idiom)
运筹帷幄 [yùnchóuwéiwò] #50,118
lit. to devise battle plan in a tent (idiom)
帷幔 [wéimàn] #51,894
drapery
窗帷 [chuāngwéi] #68,156
curtain
绣帷 [xiùwéi]
tapestry
绣帷 [xiùwéi]
tapestry
运筹帷幄之中，决胜千里之外 [yùnchóuwéiwòzhīzhōng, juéshèngqiānlǐzhīwài]
a general planning in the seclusion of his tent is able to determine the outcome of the distant battle (idiom)
运筹帷幄之中，决胜千里之外 [yùnchóuwéiwòzhīzhōng, juéshèngqiānlǐzhīwài]
a general planning in the seclusion of his tent is able to determine the outcome of the distant battle (idiom)
JAPANESE WORDS (10)
帳 [ちょう] #16,775
book
鎖帷子 [くさりかたびら] #47,856
chain mail (armor, armour)
帷子 [かたびら] #65,718
light, thin, single-layer kimono (esp. from hemp or raw silk, for summer use)
帷幕 [いばく] #67,407
curtain
経帷子 [きょうかたびら] #92,661
white kimono in which dead person is dressed
帷幄 [いあく] #116,888
headquarters
帷帳 [いちょう] #187,065
curtain
帷幄上奏 [いあくじょうそう] #252,412
direct appeal to the throne by the military
帷幄の臣 [いあくのしん]
close adviser
湯帷子 [ゆかたびら]
single-layer absorbent bathrobe (worn during or after a bath)