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炜

wěi

Character Traditional 煒

What 炜 means

1. glowing
2. bright
3. brilliant

Characters built on 韦

These share the phonetic component 韦 (wéi), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 围wéito encircle; to surround; all around
• 违wéito disobey; to violate; to separate
• 伟wěibig; large; great
• 纬wěilatitude; woof (horizontal thread in weaving); weft
• 苇wěireed; rush; Phragmites communis
• 玮wěi(reddish jade); precious; rare
• 闱wéidoor to women's room; gate to palace
• 韪wěicorrect; right

Characters that look like 炜

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 挥huīto wave; to brandish; to command
• 胀zhàngto swell; to distend; to expand; swollen; bloated
• 纬wěilatitude; woof (horizontal thread in weaving); weft
• 绊bànto trip; to stumble; to hinder
• 沛pèicopious; abundant
• 玮wěi(reddish jade); precious; rare

Sounds the same

Read wěi, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 委to entrust; to cast aside; to shift (blame etc)
• 伟big; large; great
• 尾tail; remainder; remnant
• 伪false; fake; forged
• 纬latitude; woof (horizontal thread in weaving); weft
• 萎to wither; to drop; to decline
• 唯yes
• 苇reed; rush; Phragmites communis
• 玮(reddish jade); precious; rare
• 娓used in 娓娓
• 猥humble; rustic; plentiful
• 痿atrophy