wèi

comfort

Components
尉 sound component

  Sound component

wèi

  

officer

心 meaning component

  Meaning component

xīn

  

heart

heart

Evolution

慰 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
慰 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
慰 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
慰 Clerical script Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Clerical script

Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
慰 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

wèi

comfort, console, calm; to comfort; to console; to reassure

Most common words with 慰
Freq.
Word
Meaning

安慰

to comfort

欣慰

to be gratified

慰问

to express sympathy, greetings, consolation etc

to comfort

抚慰

to console