Chinese Character 尉 Meanings and components.

Form

尉

Meaning

尉 meaning[3] in English

Surname Wei.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 尉 can be seen as a composition of 3 main shapes where their meanings are person representing the … (尸) , to show (示) , and a unit of … (寸)

Its radical[1] is: 寸 (cun4) which means: A Unit Of Length, Inch, Thumb, .寸cun4a unit …

In cangjie it is written with SFDI

How to write 尉

To write尉wei4surname Wei you should write a combination of 尸shi1person representing … 示shi4to show , 寸cun4a unit … arranged in a 吅 shape:

尸 + 示 + 寸 = 尉

尉 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 尉 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 尉, looks as follow:

尉
Pinyin:wei4 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Surname Wei
尸
Pinyin:shi1
Meaning[3]: Person Representing The Dead (During Burial Ceremonies) . To Put A Corpse On Display (After Execution) . Variant Of 屍|尸[Shi1] . Corpse
示
Pinyin:shi4
Meaning[3]: To Show . To Reveal
二
Pinyin:er4
Meaning[3]: Two . 2 . (Beijing Dialect) Stupid
小
Pinyin:xiao3
Meaning[3]: Small . Tiny . Few . Young
寸
Pinyin:cun4
Meaning[3]: A Unit Of Length . Inch . Thumb

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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