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propriety

HSK 10
Objects →Tools →Clothing
wěi
イ
ただ.しい
Components
Traditional (韙)
是 be+ 韋 tanned hide =
韙 propriety
是 Meaning component
shì be
variant of 是[shì]
right
韋 Phonetic component
tanned hide
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Simplified (韪)
是 be+ 韦 tanned leather =
韪 right
是 Meaning component
shì be
variant of 是[shì]
right
韦 Phonetic component
wéi tanned leather
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Notes
Similar Characters
匙 spoon堤 dike提 bring up緹 reddish (trad)缇 reddish color (simp)踶 paw醍 essential oil of butter隄 embankment鞮 leather shoes題 topic (trad/jp)题 question (simp)鯷 anchovy (alt) (trad)鳀 anchovy (simp)韪 proper (simp)偉 great (trad/jp)卫 defend (simp)圍 surround (trad)幃 curtain that forms wall (trad)瑋 rare (trad)禕 rare (trad)
Historical Evolution
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
韙
Regular
Modern
Chinese
韪 / 韙 [wěi]
correct; right
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (5)
冒天下之大不韪 [mào​tiān​xià​zhī​dà​bù​wěi] #46,323
see 冒大不韙|冒大不韪[mào​dà​bù​wěi]
不韪 [bù​wěi] #59,629
fault
冒大不韪 [mào​dà​bù​wěi] #68,760
to face opprobrium (idiom)
丁韪良 [Dīng​Wěi​liáng]
William A.P. Martin (1827-1916), American missionary who lived 62 years in China between 1850 and 1916, and helped found many Chinese colleges, first president of Peking University
大不韪 [dà​bù​wěi]
great error