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尾

wěi
HSK 43 readings

“Tail” in Chinese is 尾 (wěi).

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Meaning

  • tail
  • remainder
  • remnant
Show 5 more meanings
  • extremity
  • sixth of the 28 constellations
  • classifier for fish
  • horse's tail
  • pointed posterior section of a locust etc

Example

孩子抓住了猫的尾巴。

The child grabbed the cat's tail.

From 尾巴 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Readings

  • wěitail / remainder / remnant / extremity / sixth of the 28 constellations / classifier for fish
  • yǐhorse's tail / pointed posterior section of a locust etc

Stroke Order

7 strokes

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