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name (6e2d)

HSK 10
Nature →Elements →Water
Wèi
イ
위
Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 胃 represents the sound.
Components
氵 water (drops)+ 胃 stomach =
渭 name (6e2d)
氵 Meaning component
shui water (drops)
water
氵 is a component form of 水.
胃 Phonetic component
wèi stomach
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Notes
Similar Characters
泪 weep (simp)派 faction涉 ford渔 fish (simp)漁 fishing (trad/jp)柒 number seven染 dye梁 Liang氾 overflow (trad/jp)氿 spring汀 sandbar汁 juice汇 confluence of rivers (simp)汉 Chinese people (simp)汊 a branching stream汐 night tides汒 汔 close汕 basket for catching fish汗 sweat
Historical Evolution
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
渭
Regular
Modern
Chinese
渭 [Wèi]
the Wei River in Shaanxi through the Guanzhong 關中|关中 plain
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (26)
泾渭分明 [Jīng​Wèi​fēn​míng] #51,896
as rivers Jing and Wei separate clearly (idiom)
泾渭分明 [Jīng​Wèi​fēn​míng] #51,896
as rivers Jing and Wei separate clearly (idiom)
渭河 [Wèi​Hé] #31,587
Wei River in Shaanxi through the Guanzhong 關中|关中[Guān​zhōng] plain
渭南 [Wèi​nán] #32,237
Weinan prefecture level city in Shaanxi
渭水 [wèi​shuǐ] #42,895
Wei River in Shaanxi through the Guanzhong 關中|关中 plain
渭南市 [Wèi​nán​Shì] #44,309
Weinan prefecture level city in Shaanxi
徐渭 [Xú​Wèi] #49,746
Xu Wei, Chinese painter
渭源县 [Wèi​yuán​xiàn] #58,148
Weiyuan county in Dingxi 定西[Dìng​xī], Gansu
渭源县 [Wèi​yuán​xiàn] #58,148
Weiyuan county in Dingxi 定西[Dìng​xī], Gansu
通渭县 [Tōng​wèi​xiàn] #61,792
Tongwei county in Dingxi 定西[Dìng​xī], Gansu
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