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尾
wěi
1. tail
2. remainder
3. remnant
4. extremity
5. sixth of the 28 constellations
6. classifier for fish
Very Common • Top 2% ✏️ 7 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

尾
wěi
tail; extremity, end; back, rear
HSK 5 7 丶

Compound Words (20)

交尾
jiāowěi
to copulate (of animals)
字尾
zìwěi
suffix
尾子
wěizi
tail
尾巴
wěiba
tail
HSK 5
尾击
wěijī
attack from the rear
尾数
wěishù
remainder (after rounding a number)
尾期
wěiqī
final period
尾梢
wěishāo
the tip
尾欠
wěiqiàn
balance due
尾款
wěikuǎn
balance (money remaining due)
尾气
wěiqì
exhaust (i.e. waste gas from engine)
尾水
wěishuǐ
tailwater
尾流
wěiliú
wake
尾灯
wěidēng
tail light (on vehicle)
尾牙
wěiyá
a year-end dinner for employees
尾生
WěiShēng
Wei Sheng (legendary character who waited for his love under a bridge until he was drowned in the surging waters)
尾矿
wěikuàng
mining waste
尾缀
wěizhuì
final syllable
尾羽
wěiyǔ
tail feathers
尾翼
wěiyì
tail wing

Alternate Entries

尾
yǐ
horse's tail / pointed posterior chapter of a locust etc

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
1,281
Word Frequency Rank
2,055 of 84,292

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