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猬

wèi

porcupine, hedgehog; many, varied; vulgar, low

🔤 Pictophonetic: 犭 (animal) provides meaning, 胃 provides pronunciation

HSK 12 strokes Uncommon (45%)

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⿰犭胃 i

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Component Tree i

quǎn

犭

dog

📷 Pictographic: A dog turned to the side

3 strokes

wèi

胃

stomach

💡 Ideographic: The stomach ⺼ behind the abdominal muscles 田

9 strokes HSK 5

tián

田

field, farm, arable land; cultivated

📷 Pictographic: The plots of a rice paddy

5 strokes HSK 6

jiōng

冂

wide

2 strokes

tǔ

土

soil, earth; items made of earth

📷 Pictographic: A lump of clay on a potter's wheel

3 strokes HSK 5

shí

十

ten, tenth; complete; perfect

2 strokes HSK 1

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

⺼

meat, flesh; organic compound

📷 Pictographic: Meat on the ribs of an animal; compare 肉

4 strokes

Words Using 猬 (2)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

猬 ↗

wèi

hedgehog (family Erinaceidae)

wèi

猬 ↗

hedgehog (family Erinaceidae)