Pinyin Syllable
Chinese characters pronounced wei
Learn common Chinese characters pronounced wei, including 为 wèi, 位 wèi, 未 wèi, 委 wēi / wěi, 维 wéi. Compare tones, meanings, traditional forms, words…
How to Pronounce This Syllable
To say wei, ease in through the w- glide, open into ei, and ride the tone across — one continuous sound.
Initial w
Start the syllable on the initial w, then run straight into the final ei — keep them joined instead of sounding out separate English letters.
Final ei
Settle the final ei into a steady mouth shape first, then lay the tone on top.
Study Tip
Start with the most common characters (为 wèi, 位 wèi, 未 wèi, 委 wēi / wěi, 维 wéi) and lock in their tones. 25 common characters share the sound wei, so lean on words to tell the rest apart.
Learn by Tone
wei turns up here with 4 different tones; a change of tone usually means a different character, so the groups below are split by tone.
1st tone
Taking the 1st tone here: 委, 威, 微… (4 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
2nd tone
Taking the 2nd tone here: 维, 围, 唯… (6 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
3rd tone
Taking the 3rd tone here: 伟, 尾, 伪 (3 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
4th tone
Taking the 4th tone here: 为, 位, 未… (12 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
Common Words With This Sound
Seeing wei inside whole words makes it clear which character is meant — here are common ones.
Characters
25 common characters in this group.