wèi
say, tell, call
Phonosemantic compound. 讠 represents the meaning and 胃 represents the sound. Simplified form of 謂.
Evolution

Bronze script
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Traditional script
ModernSimplified script
ModernDefinitions
Most common words with 谓
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
---|---|---|
so-called | ||
to be indifferent | ||
it could even be said | ||
to speak | ||
pointless |
Sources