𢼸 - Dong Chinese dictionary

wēi

tiny, small

Phonosemantic compound. 𡵂 represents the sound and 攵 represents the meaning.

Components

𡵂 Sound component

měi

beautiful

𢼸 and 𡵂 don't sound similar in modern Mandarin due to historical phonetic changes. They were more similar in older Chinese.𢼸 /*məj/
𡵂 /*[m]rəjʔ/

攵 Meaning component

pū

tap

攵 is a component form of 攴.

Definitions

wēi

small; tiny

Component uses

Sound component in 1 character (1 verified)

Sources

漢語多功能字庫

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