Dictionary › 隗
隗
wěi
What 隗 means
- eminent
- lofty
Other readings
Characters built on 鬼
These share the phonetic component 鬼 (guǐ), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.
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
- 炜glowing; bright; brilliant
- 猥humble; rustic; plentiful
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