委 - Dong Chinese dictionary

wěi, wēi

bent, winding

Depicts grain (禾) in a bent shape (𠃊).

Components

禾 Iconic component

hé

grain stalk

𠃊 Iconic component

yǐn

hidden area

Used here to depict a bent shape. Modern form looks like 女.

Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 𠃊 than it was in ancient scripts.

Evolution

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)

Bronze script

Late Warring States (~250 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

委

wěi

appoint, send, commission; to entrust; to cast aside; to shift (blame etc); to accumulate; roundabout; winding; dejected; listless; committee member; council; end; actually; certainly

委

Wěi

surname Wei

委

wēi

same as 逶 in 逶迤 winding, curved

Most common words with 委

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	评委	judging panel
	委员会	committee
	委托	to entrust
	委	to entrust
	委托人	(law) client

Component uses

Sound component in 8 characters (1 verified)

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Historical pronunciation

Old Chinese	Middle Chinese	Pinyin	Gloss
*q(r)oj	'jwe	wēi	委蛇 compliant, complaisant
*q(r)ojʔ	'jweX	wěi	entrust to
*q(r)ojʔ	'jweX	wěi	collect; store
*q(r)orʔ	'jweX	wěi	bend; hang down