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苇

wěi

reed

🔤 Pictophonetic: 艹 (grass) provides meaning, 韦 provides pronunciation
HSK 7 strokes Uncommon (33%)
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艹
cǎo
grass, weed, plant, herb
韦
wéi
tanned leather; surname
⿱艹韦 i

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Component Tree i

cǎo
艹
grass, weed, plant, herb
📷 Pictographic: Simplified form of 艸; grass sprouting
3 strokes
wéi
韦
tanned leather; surname
4 strokes

Words Using 苇 (22)

lúwěi
芦苇 ↗
reed
Bùshìwěiyīng
布氏苇莺 ↗
(Chinese bird species) Blyth's reed warbler (Acrocephalus dumetorum)
lìwěiyán
栗苇鳽 ↗
(Chinese bird species) cinnamon bittern (Ixobrychus cinnamomeus)
shuǐpúwěiyīng
水蒲苇莺 ↗
(Chinese bird species) sedge warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
hóngjǐngwěiwú
红颈苇鹀 ↗
(Chinese bird species) Japanese reed bunting (Emberiza yessoensis)
lúwěiyīng
芦苇莺 ↗
(Chinese bird species) Eurasian reed warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
Yuǎndōngwěiyīng
远东苇莺 ↗
(Chinese bird species) Manchurian reed warbler (Acrocephalus tangorum)
dàwěiyīng
大苇莺 ↗
(Chinese bird species) great reed warbler (Acrocephalus arundinaceus)
hēiméiwěiyīng
黑眉苇莺 ↗
(Chinese bird species) black-browed reed warbler (Acrocephalus bistrigiceps)
hòuzuǐwěiyīng
厚嘴苇莺 ↗
(Chinese bird species) thick-billed warbler (Phragamaticola aedon)
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