Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

(surname); soft leather

Chinese: 姓氏;古代也指熟皮。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “wei” becomes a different word in each tone. 韦 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 韦伯wéi bóweber (unit of magnetic flux, Wb)
  • 奥司他韦ào sī tā wéi(loanword) oseltamivir
  • 布衣韦带bù yī wéi dàiin hemp cloth and with a leather belt; poorly dressed
  • 韦编三绝wéi biān sān juélit. the leather binding (of the bamboo scroll) has broken three times; fig. to study diligently
  • 瑞德西韦ruì dé xī wéiremdesivir (antiviral medication) (loanword)

Example Sentence

韦小姐是我们公司的新同事。Wéi xiǎo jiě shì wǒ men gōng sī de xīn tóng shì.Miss Wei is a new colleague at our company.

Wéisoft leather小姐xiǎo jiěyoung ladyshìis我们wǒ menwe公司gōng sīcompanydeofxīnnew同事tóng shìcolleague