苇 - Dong Chinese dictionary

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wěi

reed

Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 韦 represents the sound. Simplified form of 葦.

Components

艹 Meaning component

cao, cǎo

grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

韦 Sound component

wéi

tanned leather

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Traditional script

Modern

Simplified script

Modern

Definitions

wěi

reed; rush; Phragmites communis

Most common words with 苇

Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

3233rd most common character in books

Miscellaneous

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