wéi

curtain that forms wall

Components
巾 meaning component

  Meaning component

jīn

  

cloth

curtain

韦 sound component

  Sound component

wéi

  

tanned leather

Evolution

帏 Bronze script Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Bronze script

Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
帏 Seal script Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal script

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
帏 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
帏 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
帏 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

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wéi

curtain that forms wall; curtain; women's apartment; tent