懂中文 Dong Chinese

薇

wēi

Osmunda regalis

Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 微 represents the sound.

Components
艹 meaning component

艹  Meaning component

cao, cǎo

  

grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

微 sound component

微  Sound component

wēi

  

small

Evolution

薇 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
薇 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
薇 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

薇  

wēi

Osmunda regalis, a species of fern; Taiwan pr. [wéi]

Most common words with 薇
Freq.
Word
Meaning

薇

Taiwan pr. [wéi]

赵薇

Zhao Wei or Vicky Zhao (1976-), Chinese film star

蔷薇

Japanese rose (Rosa multiflora)

紫薇

crape myrtle