懂中文 Dong Chinese

桅

wéi

mast of ship

Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 危 represents the sound.

Components
木 meaning component

木  Meaning component

mù

  

tree

危 sound component

危  Sound component

wēi

  

dangerous

Evolution

桅 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
桅 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

桅  

wéi

mast of ship; mast

Most common words with 桅
Freq.
Word
Meaning

桅

mast

桅杆

mast