尾 — Chinese character
尾
wěi
tail; extremity, end; back, rear
- Pinyin
- wěi
- Radical
- 44 ⼫ (Corpse)
- Strokes
- 7
- Components
- 尸 毛
- Formation
- ideographic — A furry 毛 tail behind a body 尸
- Japanese
- 尾 as a kanji
Common words with 尾
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 尾巴 | wěi ba | tail; colloquial pr. [yi3 ba5] |
| 结尾 (結尾) | jié wěi | ending; coda |
| 尾声 (尾聲) | wěi shēng | coda; epilogue |
| 从头到尾 (從頭到尾) | cóng tóu dào wěi | from start to finish; from head to tail |
| 马尾 (馬尾) | mǎ wěi | ponytail (hairstyle); horse's tail |
| 尾随 (尾隨) | wěi suí | to tail behind; to tag along |
| 尾部 | wěi bù | back part; rear section; tail section |
| 收尾 | shōu wěi | to wind up; to bring to an end |
| 鸡尾酒 (雞尾酒) | jī wěi jiǔ | (calque) cocktail |
| 末尾 | mò wěi | end; tip; extremity |
| 长尾 (長尾) | cháng wěi | long tail |
| 彻头彻尾 (徹頭徹尾) | chè tóu chè wěi | lit. from head to tail (idiom); thoroughgoing; through and through |
English words written with 尾
尾 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Art of War 3 · I Ching 7 · Zhuangzi 11
- Art of War 11.29
- Hexagram 10
- Hexagram 33
- Hexagram 63
- Hexagram 64
- Zhuangzi The Great Supreme
- Zhuangzi The Circling Sky
- Zhuangzi Autumn Floods
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